[BC] Arrays separated by highways

[Cowboy]

On Saturday 19 November 2005 11:24 pm, Dave Dunsmoor wrote:
>I've always wondered about the situation when the radials finally
>deteriorate in a case such as this, or when the ground up to the towers is
>paved. What does one do about that? Especially if it's a directional.

 IF the radials are insulated wire, there will be very little deterioration
 for decades, maybe centuries.
 If they are bare copper, it'll be decades, probably.
 Most owners ( these days ) will have sold the station long before
 it has any chance of becoming a problem.

On Saturday 19 November 2005 09:04 pm, Neal Newman wrote:
>OK Dumb question time.... How do you Install ground radials
> on towers in the water   (SCUBA Gear?)  Or no radials     Just ground Rods?

 Well, scuba would be one way ! ( VERY expensive )
 Usually, we just boat out, weight the far end, and set 'em on the bottom !
 ( if shallow enough, just drop 'em, and if not pull tension with a string, and
 set 'em down, then cut the string )

 Ground rods are for lightning, and have little to nothing to do with the 
 ground plane of the antenna.

 ( although sometimes, it's been rumored, that if rods will go through extremely
 low conductivity soil into much higher conductivity water table or some such,
 that surprising improvements have been made )

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