[TowerTalk] low band antenna without good ground

[Jim Lux]

On 9/23/11 9:57 PM, Alex Malyava wrote:
> Welcome to the club, Bob :)
>
> I had wrong impression that chicken mesh is aluminum... Nope, that's
> galvanized steel. I found one place which sell bronze, but the price is
> killing - 300 bucks for 50 feet roll 3 feet wide.
> Looks like my only option is to get a couple of rolls of #16 or #18 wire and
> "plant" it.
>

The size of the wire doesn't make a lot of difference (any wire is more 
conductive than soil).  Mostly it's mechanical considerations, so get 
the thinnest/cheapest you can get and still be able to plant it.