On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:43:38 -0700 (PDT), "'Doc"
wrote:

One 'modification' of that design is to add a conductor along the
ground, not relying on just the dirt's conductivity. How well will it
work? Beats me! Try it and see?
- 'Doc

I don't see what this in response to (no quoted material) so I will
wing it with an observation.

Building a ground field (like radials, but more linear for dipoles, or
in this case a loop) as a mat will increase performance (more signal
out).

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC