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TopBand: How many radials ?

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Subject: TopBand: How many radials ?
From: ke1fo@contesting.com (Alfred J. Frugoli)
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 23:49:21 +0000
> Next question: Do you see a difference in impedance after a heavy
> rain? Would sprinkling rock salt into the soil help to improve
> ground conductivity?
> 


Didn't Tesla use a ground system similar to this?  I think he put a 
large plate into the ground mounted vertically.  He then filled in the 
rest of the hole with a mixture of dirt and salt.  Then one could keep 
adding salt and wanter to keep up a constant state of conductivity.  I 
don't see why this technique couldn't be transfered to a radial system.
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