[BC] Grounding by the sea

[D. Wayne Woollard CPBE]

From: "Rob Landry"
>
> I'm speaking of daytime reception not nighttime.
>
> I have a little knowledge of this facility, formerly KMBY (Monterey Bay) 
> Recently sold to the Catholic Church.

I ran a sweep of this antenna using the classic Delta Bridge OIB-3, and PI 
SD-31/RX-31 Followed by a sweep using an Array Solutions  AIM 120 VNA.
I was pleased to find both instruments in complete agreement.
This self supporting 200 foot tower oftentimes is difficult to keep in tune 
during excessive tides and inclement weather.  A few years back some tower 
reconstruction ended up shorting out the nuts on the thru bolts of the base 
insulators. theses were cleaned of sand and the captured cavities filled 
with a high grade epoxy casting resin.  The grounc consists of eight #4 
solid wires 200 feet long twisted together into a cable which is anchored by 
an engine block.
This area is a divers mecca, and some gifts of T shirts and baseball caps 
keep the grounding apparatus under constant inspection.
Wayne W.