[TowerTalk] low band antenna without good ground

ROBERT HARMON k6uj at pacbell.net
Fri Sep 23 19:18:46 PDT 2011


You guys have me interested also.  I have a small lot only 70 feet by 120 feet.
Do you think I would wasting my time with this small of an area for rolling out the 
ground screen for the low bands ?  

Bob
K6UJ



On Sep 23, 2011, at 9:18 AM, Mark Robinson wrote:

> Great ideas. I am going to try that this winter. I have a roll of some of 
> that farm fencing in the barn. It has big squares at the top and smaller 
> squares to the bottom. I haven't seen the square plate device that you 
> mention here but I will do some internet searching.
> 
> 
> Mark N1UK
> 
> 
> 
>> Larry wrote:
>>> The small square image on the web site you pointed to looks like
>>> a split ground wire bolt. I have not seen them as galvanized before
>>> but they are readily available in several sizes in brass in the electrical
>>> departments of places like Home Depot and Lowes. I suppose it
>>> is the "No image" pieces you were really pointed at.
>>> 
>> 
>> That's correct. The missing image is of a pair of square plates in
>> galvanized steel, that bolt together with interlocking fingers to make
>> crossover connections. They're just perfect for the stock fencing that I
>> described, with its large square mesh.
>> 
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