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Post by jimhenry2000 on Feb 5, 2018 7:11:34 GMT
OK I think I have a plan. Once the weather breaks and I can get some physical help, I am planning on enhancing my grounding system as I have previously mentioned. I just had an idea as I discovered that I still had a 4" diameter, 5' long auger that i bought from www.customaugers.com/ several years ago. It works with my 5/8" hammer drill. I bought it when I lived in my previous home which had a flooding problem in our back yard. I dug a French drain from the back of my back yard to (almost) the street, about 150 feet. I learned that it was illegal to run such a drain to the street so I bored under the sidewalk to the 3' grass strip easement just before the curb. So the water drained from my backyard to this easement but then just flowed OVER the curb into the street. It worked great and i was so proud as I did all the design and labor manually. My plan is to bore 3 more 4' holes in the ground around my transmitter and antenna. Any suggestions on spacing? The soil here is horrible, mostly rock, so I'll see how tough this auger is, but it's just been sitting and doing nothing for 25 years so definitely worth a try. In these holes my plan is to drive 3 more 8' ground rods and bond them to my current grounding ring which is currently attached to: a single 8' ground rod bonded to my grounding ring under the transmitter and antenna, a second ground rod about 50' away that primarily serves my home backup generator but is also bonded to my grounding ring. In these holes, providing I can get ground rods driven close to the 8' depth, I will then pack with Terra-sorb which are crystals that absorb a great amount of water and store it. This stuff is most commonly used in plant or flower pots to retain enough water so you don't have to water your plants as often. Then in at least one of these holes I am going to install a deep root waterer like this, Root Waterer . I will put this on a water timer that I already own. I will also repair any of my existing ground radials that need it, thanks to my landscaper, and possibly add some more radials. Has anyone tried this? I will of course report on results when and if I am able to get this done. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 14:35:43 GMT
About Total Ground Renovation
Jim Henry on his proposed ground renovation project: "Has anyone tried this?"
Not that I've ever heard of.
Your project may be a first as far as part 15 projects are concerned.
And it seems like a super important experiment since grounding is so vital to the results of low power medium wave radiation.
From what I've heard about the wire radials, adding radials can be beneficial up to a point after which improvement becomes less and less, but once a certain peak is reached it will not hamper performance to add more radials. The ideal number of radials might vary depending on the quality of earth.
During this planning stage I suggest gathering as much input as you can find. Perhaps talk to some electricians, broadcast engineers, anyone who might be knowledgeable on the subject.
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Post by Druid Hills Radio on Feb 5, 2018 15:02:38 GMT
About Total Ground RenovationJim Henry on his proposed ground renovation project: " Has anyone tried this?" Not that I've ever heard of. Your project may be a first as far as part 15 projects are concerned. And it seems like a super important experiment since grounding is so vital to the results of low power medium wave radiation. From what I've heard about the wire radials, adding radials can be beneficial up to a point after which improvement becomes less and less, but once a certain peak is reached it will not hamper performance to add more radials. The ideal number of radials might vary depending on the quality of earth. During this planning stage I suggest gathering as much input as you can find. Perhaps talk to some electricians, broadcast engineers, anyone who might be knowledgeable on the subject. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 16:59:45 GMT
Ground Chemistry
The link from DHR is very very informative, particularly the section on ground chemistry.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 20:18:03 GMT
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Feb 6, 2018 7:34:36 GMT
This Topic Has Branched to Part15_USA further comment on this thread has been posted at our affiliated forum site: Direct Link to That Comment Yes I just read and replied to that. |
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Feb 6, 2018 7:46:20 GMT
Good article. About Total Ground RenovationJim Henry on his proposed ground renovation project: " Has anyone tried this?" Not that I've ever heard of. Your project may be a first as far as part 15 projects are concerned. And it seems like a super important experiment since grounding is so vital to the results of low power medium wave radiation. From what I've heard about the wire radials, adding radials can be beneficial up to a point after which improvement becomes less and less, but once a certain peak is reached it will not hamper performance to add more radials. The ideal number of radials might vary depending on the quality of earth. During this planning stage I suggest gathering as much input as you can find. Perhaps talk to some electricians, broadcast engineers, anyone who might be knowledgeable on the subject. |
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Feb 8, 2018 3:23:51 GMT
Root Waterer My first screw-up (in this project anyway). If you follow the link I posted to the "Root Waterer" and read the description it is a soil probe not a root waterer. I started this pursuit based on a link to the root waterer posted by DHR, but then a ton of similar ones came up and I bought what I thought might be a better one as it was 48" long. Turns out that the one I actually bought is a soil probe not a waterer. No way would I return it as I believe in personal responsibility and what I purchased was exactly as described. I received it today. No worries either as another of my hobbies is metal detecting and I think this will be very useful in that hobby. My research indicates that my back woodlot up the hill was once an Indian town and later a hideout for bandits of the 18th century so the soil probe might still be useful and since I received it today I can see that it is sturdy and well-made. Today I ordered an actual "root waterer" similar to if not the same as the one that DHR originally posted! And of course I am open to all input from others such as the message that Rich posted on Part15.us. I welcome even more feedback but since I am committed I will at least take the steps I have stated since I have the equipment except the "Root Waterer" which I should have in a week. About Total Ground RenovationJim Henry on his proposed ground renovation project: " Has anyone tried this?" Not that I've ever heard of. Your project may be a first as far as part 15 projects are concerned. And it seems like a super important experiment since grounding is so vital to the results of low power medium wave radiation. From what I've heard about the wire radials, adding radials can be beneficial up to a point after which improvement becomes less and less, but once a certain peak is reached it will not hamper performance to add more radials. The ideal number of radials might vary depending on the quality of earth. During this planning stage I suggest gathering as much input as you can find. Perhaps talk to some electricians, broadcast engineers, anyone who might be knowledgeable on the subject.
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