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On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:08:58 +0000 (UTC), Brian Reay
wrote: I'm looking for 'out of the box' ideas, I can fit in a camping 'pitch' and setup /tear down quickly. Ok, I won't mention the standard solutions, such as grounding it to your motor home, elevated ground systems, or giving up on the vertical (which needs a ground to act as a counterpoise) and installing a horizontal dipole, which doesn't need the ground. For out of the box ideas, I suggest you try 1. Attach a ground wire to a tennis ball. Flush the ball down the toilet and into the sewer hookup. Eventually, it will hit the campground septic tank, which will make an excellent ground. 2. Find a roll of welded wire fencing. Notice that I said welded, not galvanized or twisted. Roll out the fence wire onto your campsite and park you mobile home on top of it. You now have a ground. 3. Dump some water on the ground around the campsite. As long as it's wet, it will conduct, and you have a ground. 4. Do your camping in a swamp or over quicksand. Just push a ground rod into the wet ground and you're done. Be sure to equip your mobile home with pontoons, or you may have that sinking feeling. 5. The problem with using the a mobile home as a ground is the insulating tires. What you need is a way to connect the aluminum camper to the ground directly. Most mobile homes have leveling jacks. Instead of the usual 4 jacks, install several dozen jacks, some of which have sharp points that push into the ground. That should take care of the insulating tires. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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