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Hello LFer's,

The soil at my QTH is composed mostly of gravel, which makes getting a decent ground for RF purposes rather difficult for two reasons, driving in ground rods, and

poor soil conductivity. However, about 150 feet from my house is a water well in

the form of an 8 inch diameter steel pipe that goes down 275 feet! Has anyone

on the list had any experience using such as a ground for a Marconi antenna?

Cheers, J.B.

VE3EAR - VE3WZL

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