[TowerTalk] Chicken Wire Ground Screen

[Joe Giacobello]

Pete, thanks for that tip.  I was at Dayton, but only briefly and didn't 
have a chance to attend any forums.

73, Joe
K2XX

Pete Smith wrote:
> Check out www.k3lr.com  for Rob Sherwood's paper given during the 
> 2009 Dayton antenna forum.  If I recall correctly, he used hardware 
> cloth that was hot-galvanized after weaving and fastened together 
> with cable-clamps.  In a visit to a local farm supply, I found some 
> similar material with 2 X 4 openings that was about half as expensive
>
> 73, Pete
>
> At 05:06 PM 6/12/2009, Joe Giacobello wrote:
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>> I know that there are several folks out there who are using chicken wire
>> ground screens in addition to radials for their verticals.  I'm curious
>> to know if the various sections of chicken wire are (1) soldered to one
>> another and (2) to the radial system?  I'd guess if the chicken wire
>> sections were overlapped at their edges, there would be a high
>> probability of their making contact somewhere along their length so that
>> soldering wouldn't be unnecessary.  No?
>>
>> I presume that the lifetime on the ground for the chicken wire is
>> relatively short?  Two-three years?  OTOH, wouldn't the remnants of the
>> wire and its degradation products enhance the conductivity of the soil
>> surrounding the antenna so that the remaining radials are now more
>> effective?
>>
>> Just curious to know what your collective experiences and thoughts are
>> on this subject.
>>
>> Thanks for your input.
>>
>> 73, Joe
>> K2XX
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