[TowerTalk] low band antenna without good ground
Gene Smar
ersmar at verizon.net
Thu Sep 29 16:39:35 PDT 2011
Bob:
Instead of a copper ground clamp (likely to cause corrosion at the
connection point due to dissimilar metals in contact in water), I'd suggest
using stainless steel bolts, lockwashers and nuts plus a pair of fender
washers (above and below the screen) wherever you wish to make a connection.
Fender washers are exceptionally large in diameter as compared to normal
washer sizes for the particular diameter of bolt. They gather a lot of
metal in the connection area when applied.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
----- Original Message -----
From: "ROBERT HARMON" <k6uj at pacbell.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 6:36 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] low band antenna without good ground
>I have been gathering up materials for rolling out galvanized chicken wire
>for a ground screen from my vertical
> as discussed here recently. I'm trying to figure out how to make the
> electrical
> connection at the base of the vertical. Is there a nifty way to do it ?
> My first thought was to take the
> very end of each roll and squeeze it together into a bunch and attach a
> cooper clamp used for ground rods.
> How do you make your connection ?
>
> Bob
> K6UJ
>
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