Just another stupid CBer old wives tale along with pouring salt around the base of your antenna and other dumb crap. Hams and professional radio people don't bother themselves with nonsense like this...
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That whole coax length thing...
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Are you sure about that? Here's the latest coax length thread from the zed.
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?th...ulate-the-length-of-the-coaxial-cable.581432/
There used to be a ham next door to me that salted the ground under his antenna tower.
I've also been told by old timers in the area that all the "antenna seasoning" nonsense started with hams.
I've also been told by old timers in the area that all the "antenna seasoning" nonsense started with hams.
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There has been some evidence to warrant salting ground rods and that may have been what he was doing. You do not want to use regular salt however as it will eventually eat the copper rods. Limited success has been done using copper sulphate for the salting component but the area would have to be EXTREMELY poor for there to be any significant difference. This idea is typically called a chemical ground.
I read some articles on this subject too and even burying loads of BB's in the soil. Problem is that it isn't a one time fix. It has to be continuously re-applied over time. The corrosion issue is another problem as you pointed out. There is iron-nite which is sold in bags to add iron to the soil for greening up grass and shrubs which works well for us here in the desert southwest with sandy soil. Even that breaks down over time and has to be re-applied.
If I was really concerned about improving earth ground conditions, then why not bury a bunch of chicken wire or large sheets of metal wire mesh under and around your antenna?
You sond like your 16 years with the "Mic Drop" idiocy. Since I have a 19 year old son and two 16 year old sons I know how they think and speak rather well! You know now one does that seriously expecting to be taken seriously. You mostly see it done by comedians and in really bad comedy movies like "21 Jump Street" and such. It has been to death to the point that it is not even funny or witty when done on comedy sketches.
Just looking for a little clarification, is this reply for me or for silver devil? I was just replying to silver devils post, he was the one who criticized salts effectiveness.
Also this neighbor of mine used to coat the whole ground with salt before wetting it all down to soak it in.
LOL you guys want to believe childish nonsense and old wives tales go right ahead.. Ill do what i want with my stuff and have fun while you schmucks are gonna sit in front of your silly charts and formulas trying to figure out the perfect coax length to a t. LOL.
Radials and chicken do not make a good lightning ground. The grounds I was talking about would have been for ground rods for lightning. I have heard of some stations that plumb their downspouts so that the water keeps the area around the rods damper. I suppose that makes sense but not much good is desert or drought prone areas.
I dont know why you guys get all bent out of shape over coax length. I just run enough from the shack to the antenna and call it a day, SMH!
Either I suppose. I just saw the part about the nonsense starting with hams and coughed up my two cents worth. Not criticizing anyone with my comment just adding something to the mix.
Apparently it is YOU that needs to learn a little bit more than you think you know. While simply dumping rock salt in a hole is not really the way to do it, chemical grounds do in fact work. As for your statement about charts and proper lengths of coax, ONCE AGAIN take another look and see who is in favor of that and what response it gets here. Newbies think it because they heard it while the old timers here are quick to set them straight. Speaking of getting set straight knock off the profanity directed directly at individuals. You are not immune to being shown the door.
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