[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
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Tom Spencer
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