Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4126 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2002 07:51:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by exhibition.plus.net with SMTP; 10 Apr 2002 07:51:50 -0000 Received: (qmail 16277 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2002 07:51:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 10 Apr 2002 07:51:45 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16vEHn-00026O-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:21:03 +0100 Received: from protactinium.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.176] helo=protactinium) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16vEHl-00026H-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:21:02 +0100 Received: from host62-7-93-205.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([62.7.93.205] helo=dave) by protactinium with smtp (Exim 3.22 #8) id 16vCkm-0003wu-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 08:42:52 +0100 Message-ID: <002001c1e063$d91990c0$cd5d073e@dave> From: "Dave Sergeant" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: Subject: Re: LF: Ground loss diffferences between loops and verticals Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 08:22:10 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: W0EH wrote: >Get that bottom run at least 5' up from the ground and it will work much >better. Do you have any trees to string the #12 wire in??? I have a LF loop >with the top run at 60 to 70'. The bottom run is adjustable for testing >purposes. It is strung over two big trees per Bill Ashlock's advise. I call >it my Ashlock loop. Although this is good advice, it depends on individual circumstances. In my case raising the base would reduce the overall area as I cannot increase the overall height. But there again I don't have a 100 foot guyed tower in my garden... Dave G3YMC dsergeant@iee.org dsergeant@btinternet.com http://www.dsergeant.btinternet.co.uk