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Old November 28th 05, 06:55 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Bruce in Alaska
 
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Default Station ground/2nd floor

In article , Irv Finkleman
wrote:

Cecil Moore wrote:

Irv Finkleman wrote:
Why not run two ground wires in parallel -- one twice as long as the
other? When one is Hi-Z the other will be Lo-Z and vice versa.


That will help on some frequencies but it is akin to trying to
erect a 1/2WL fan dipole for all frequencies - can't be done. Sooner
or later, you will run into a frequency where length #1 is N*1/4WL
and length #2 is (N+1)1/4WL. "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature."
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


OK then, I'll use 3 wires and take my chances! :-)

Irv


If you are on in a building that has prestressed concrete floors,
and coloums, try using the ReBar in the concrete as your RF Ground.
When I built my house on a concrete slab, before the pour I brought
up a steel strap bonded to the rebar and steel mesh in the radio room.
it was a very effective RF Ground clear down to 500Khz.

Bruce in alaska
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