[Lf] Front Royal Antenna

[Frank Gentges]

Andre'

Ideally we would stretch it from the helix house to the pond but that is 
too hard.  I would run it along the ground under the wire as it exits the 
helix house for about a hundred feet and just quit at that point.

As a matter of fact, Ted has some chickens.  Maybe they could participate.

Frank

On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Andre' Kesteloot wrote:

> 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'
> ************
> 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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