Return-Path: Received: (qmail 88082 invoked from network); 17 Jul 2004 12:11:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 17 Jul 2004 12:11:46 -0000 Received: from [192.168.67.2] (helo=ptb-mxcore02.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1Blo4A-000Il8-Hn for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 13:13:22 +0100 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1Blo2Z-000CHA-RL for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 12:11:43 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Blo2B-0007gv-TK for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 13:11:19 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Blo2B-0007gm-II for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 13:11:19 +0100 Received: from olympus.pncl.co.uk ([195.224.180.233]) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Blo28-0005ZJ-8y for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 13:11:19 +0100 Received: from k7t ([83.146.12.21]) (authenticated bits=0) by olympus.pncl.co.uk (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i6HBniJH025241 for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 12:49:45 +0100 Message-ID: <000d01c46bf4$74c0c840$2201a8c0@k7t> From: "Walter Blanchard" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 12:51:50 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Pinnacle-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-Pinnacle-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: blanch@pncl.co.uk X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no, Subject: LF: Ground system Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) Here's another oddity. Next to my patch there's a 150ft (50m) deep well that has dried up and the owner now intends to fill it in. He doesn't mind me dropping a few copper wires down it before he does so. Question: is this a better use of 400 ft of copper wire for earthing purposes than simply spreading it out along the ground as radials in the traditional way? Re the tower - use a decent crossbow and you'll get over the top no trouble. I have a 200lb draw one that I once used to put a wire over a 50m mast and it could have gone much higher. Walter G3JKV. --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release Date: 04/06/04