[BC] Chucks AM Grounding Question

Tom Spencer Radiofreetom at gmail.com
Tue Feb 14 12:04:07 CST 2012


Use the electric company ground/neutral?

It's done with Carrier Current to reduce noise and give a somewhat 
better (read stable) load impedance.  Not sure how that would work out 
for full-power stations....

Cowboy wrote:
> On Tuesday 14 February 2012 10:58:53 am Chuck Conrad wrote:
>   
>> I'm looking at a 5 KW AM in an area with very poor ground conductivity,  I'm told it is a "4".  Would increasing the number of radials (or making them longer) help with coverage?  Are there any other tricks to improve the ground situation?
>>     
SNIP 1
>  Yes, covering your entire listening area with copper foil would do it,
>  but it's hardly practical
-- 
Tom Spencer



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