Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mi04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mi04.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.21.131.162]) by air-mb01.mail.aol.com (v128.3) with ESMTP id MAILINMB013-a1874bcc7b5d320; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:48:45 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-mi04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 60ABA380000B3; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:48:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1O3tCP-0006lK-M2 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:47:49 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1O3tCP-0006lB-AB for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:47:49 +0100 Received: from out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.243]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1O3tCN-0003HP-Or for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:47:49 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgkJAFoXzEtcGOPi/2dsb2JhbACHWogihVOGJ3G8SoUQBA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.52,236,1270422000"; d="scan'208";a="445939239" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.24.227.226]) by out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 19 Apr 2010 16:47:41 +0100 Message-ID: <003b01cadfd7$a44098e0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <681228559-1271689925-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1565535176-@bda171.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:47:36 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: EARTH Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: 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-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039400cdecc4bcc7b5b7472 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 Mike Silver is ideal and better than copper but in California and possibly Texas they prefer GOLD, listen to those big W6 and W5 signals. I think W6AM had a gold plated rhombic around the mid 50's. The heyday of amateur radio before the appliance operator appeared. Nice to hear from you de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "WE0H-Mike" To: Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 4:15 PM Subject: Re: LF: EARTH > I run 11,100 feet of radials for my HF and 600m antennas. It works great but I have lots of wire and lots of time to put them in the ground...hi hi > > As Mal said, using a good antenna and a few radials will work good. Use a poor antenna and many radials and expect a compromise performance. > > I have been finding that using silver plated Teflon insulated wire for my antennas and any coils, that my antennas seem to radiate well. I think the silver plating has a lower A/C resistance than copper which lowers the wire losses. > > Mike > WE0H > WD2XSH/16 > > > > > > > > Mobile on my BlackBerry >