Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1170; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL, FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK autolearn=no version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id t8MNRCeC020339 for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2015 01:27:13 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1ZeWvP-0006Fb-36 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:24:39 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1ZeWvO-0006FS-R9 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:24:38 +0100 Received: from rgout0303.bt.lon5.cpcloud.co.uk ([65.20.0.209]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.86) (envelope-from ) id 1ZeWuU-0002G8-9q for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:24:37 +0100 X-OWM-Source-IP: 81.155.177.128 (GB) X-OWM-Env-Sender: alan.melia@btinternet.com X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A090205.5601E2F3.0071,ss=1,re=0.000,recu=0.000,reip=0.000,cl=1,cld=1,fgs=0 X-Junkmail-Premium-Raw: score=38/50,refid=2.7.2:2015.9.9.110916:17:38.936,ip=81.155.177.128,rules=__HAS_MSGID, __SANE_MSGID, MSGID_32HEX_LC, INVALID_MSGID_NO_FQDN, __MSGID_32HEX, __HAS_FROM, __PHISH_FROM2, __FRAUD_WEBMAIL_FROM, __TO_MALFORMED_2, __TO_NO_NAME, __REFERENCES, __BOUNCE_CHALLENGE_SUBJ, __BOUNCE_NDR_SUBJ_EXEMPT, __SUBJ_ALPHA_END, __MIME_VERSION, __CT, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN, __CTE, __HAS_X_PRIORITY, __HAS_MSMAIL_PRI, __HAS_X_MAILER, USER_AGENT_OE, __OUTLOOK_MUA_1, __USER_AGENT_MS_GENERIC, __ANY_URI, __URI_NO_WWW, __URI_NO_PATH, __SUBJ_ALPHA_NEGATE, BODY_SIZE_600_699, BODYTEXTP_SIZE_3000_LESS, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY, RDNS_GENERIC_POOLED, __URI_NS, SXL_IP_DYNAMIC[128.177.155.81.fur], HTML_00_01, HTML_00_10, BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS, RDNS_SUSP_GENERIC, __PHISH_FROM, __OUTLOOK_MUA, __PHISH_SPEAR_STRUCTURE_1, BODY_SIZE_1000_LESS, BODY_SIZE_2000_LESS, RDNS_SUSP, __FRAUD_WEBMAIL, FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK, BODY_SIZE_7000_LESS, REFERENCES, NO_URI_HTTPS X-CTCH-Spam: Unknown Received: from gnat (81.155.177.128) by rgout03.bt.lon5.cpcloud.co.uk (8.6.122.06) (authenticated as alan.melia@btinternet.com) id 55DD8A4A034D61DB for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:23:31 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=btinternet.com; s=btcpcloud; t=1442964222; bh=le5/bUCPNwIQLdUjZaSQWBXkG4rpwhkroRpRy/jHS4M=; h=Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:X-Mailer; b=MNVitCa9pvlkRyYMXm4fF41+z7BDKgUgscQfLtP4QV4OeMiX8GHpU2SfrGMjnbI0IWF+XBWzINI9SD3owFUftc4HJhh4n9G9QroR3Nku3QJ3Xigr2yx16K68fLZpHtQ/8JALNfXY92k8+8XpYx2qiSh/xdPpqywSpDc4yfeV6Sc= Message-ID: From: "Alan Melia" To: References: <001301d0f2ae$fa2eb260$6401a8c0@ehnebrcdvojcgn> <5601AAC9.16444.5D0433D@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> <1274797445.20150922194915@chriswilson.tv> <3C2B98A6F28044638496C1991A0AB12F@gnat> <469E7A2F-C551-4AB1-84DE-E4B442A5A5A0@hurontel.on.ca> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:20:45 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Scan-Signature: 5c335215f1b3de26d890ee84d49616ce Subject: Re: Re[2]: LF: Ground Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4118 Hi JB, yes I think I remember that....do you have any measurements of the improvement? I guess "used" cat litter is even better :-)) Alan G3NYK ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bruce McCreath" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 12:09 AM Subject: Re: Re[2]: LF: Ground I've used bentonite clay (cat litter) around my ground rods to improve conductivity between the rod and soil. Bentonite is hygroscopic and draws moisture from the surrounding ground, be it sandy, gravel or whatever. 73, J.B., VE3EAR LowFER Beacon "EAR" 188.830 kHz. QRSS30 EN93dr