[Lf] Front Royal Antenna

[Andre' Kesteloot]

where would you place the chicken wire? near the where the coil is located?
We must make certain it does not hamper /disturb  Ted and his family's movements

andre'
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Frank Gentges wrote:

> Andre'
>
> Yes.  How about some hex netting (AKA "chicken wire") rolled out for a
> hundred feet or so?  I've got some to use.
>
> Frank K0BRA
>
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Andre' Kesteloot wrote:
>
> > Well (pun intended) why don't we try the wel, and then simply a rod in the
> > ground ?
> > Andre'
> >
> > Frank Gentges wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Some discussion on the LOWfer mail reflector has been going on regarding
> > > the use of a well casing as a low resistance ground connection for LF.
> > > That is just what we are using on one end of the Front Royal antenna.
> > >
> > > The well casing may be connecting to the lower reaches of the ground and
> > > if the antenna is acting as a loop then the lower we reach the higher
> > > effective height of the loop.  On the other hand concentrating currents
> > > above ground or at the surface could reduce wave losses arising from
> > > waves launched under ground and travelling to the surface from under the
> > > ground.
> > >
> > > Frank K0BRA
> > >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 18:05:16 -0600
> > > From: Dick Carroll <dixie at townsqr.com>
> > > To: Dave Riley <daveaa1a at xensei.com>
> > > Cc: lowfer at qth.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Lowfer] antennas
> > >
> > > Dave Riley wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Troops,
> > > >
> > > > Tried friends well pipe for ground many years ago when we worked CW
> > > > on 180khz  from Plymouth to here daily.
> > > >
> > > > His metalic well pipe made barely any difference in sigs compared
> > > > to the wires on the ground.  I bet if it was tuned seperately
> > > > then you may have a good 'image' plane.
> > > >
> > >
> > >  Guys, ther are lots of references in the literature that
> > > say a wllpipe is not a good RF ground, or antenna
> > > counterpoise, which needs to be at or near the surface to
> > > return antenna currents to the antenna. A wellpipe instead
> > > helps dissipate them into the earth, as a poor RF
> > > counterpoise would do. Use radials on or near the surface
> > > for best performance.
> > >  Use the wellpipe for your lightning ground, if you dare to
> > > risk the deepwell pump to the lightning...but it might be an
> > > expensive move. Deepwell electric pumps are often damaged by
> > > ligtning strikes that follow the service wiring down the
> > > well to the pump motor. I'd be trying
> > > to shunt the lightning to ground somewhere far from the
> > > house OR the well.
> > >
> > > 73, Dick W0EX
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