This evening I tried listening with my 20m spaced ground electrode pair "antenna" on 500kHz WSPR. To my surprise it received G3ZJO and G7NKS at -26dB S/N. I'm tempted to try this on TX on 500kHz and
Hi Roger this kind of antenna works best with POOR grounds ....it is rubbish on the sea shore. They depend on a reasonable skin-depth in the ground at the operating frequency, to form and underground
This antenna falls in the category of having an antenna and being on the air is so much better than not having any antenna and being on the computer. At the very least it may be a good earth worm ext
Mike, It consists of 1 ground rod about 1.5m long in the soil at the bottom of the back garden and a connection to the copper pipes in the house at the other separated by 20m of wire. Most of this wi
Are you going to post pictures on your website of this antenna? Sounds interesting. Mike WE0H EN35hj Roger L wrote: This evening I tried listening with my 20m spaced ground electrode pair "antenna" o