Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TowerTalk] half square ground screens

To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] half square ground screens
From: doc <kd4e@verizon.net>
Reply-to: kd4e@verizon.net
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:19:12 -0400
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Are the joints on that wire properly welded?  Poor welds and/or
rubbing wire could become diodes generating lots of noise.  Also,
how well will that stuff stand up in the soil in your area?  In
some soils certain fencing material disintegrates quite rapidly.

Given that your base is at 10' above ground have you considered
building a shed with a steel roof directly underneath it?  ;-)

doc

 > mike l dormann wrote:
> hark - all you antenna enthusiasts out there, i have just put up a 40m
> half square, voltage fed, with the  bottom of the vertical wires about 10
> feet off the ground. i was thinking of either putting some radials out
> from the fed end, or i have a piece of 3 foot wide rabbit cage fencing (
> zinc coated wire , 1 inch square holes) about 20 feet long.


-- 
Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e

           |_|___|_|
           | | & | |
              {|
      /\      {|
     /  \     {|
    /    \    {|
   /   @  \   {|
   |   |~_|~~~~|
   |   -| |    |
============\ #   http://bibleseven.com/kd4e.html
     KD4E     =========================================
West Central Florida
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
_______________________________________________

See: http://www.mscomputer.com  for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather 
Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions 
and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.

_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>