Good methods for getting the wire down. Separate Question: What about using an insulated wire that way?
On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 9:24 AM Gary Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > A friend was installing a homebrew, two tower, vertical directional array > in his back yard. His method of placing the copper wire radials below the > surface of the ground was quite unusual. He slowly crept along the ground > on his hands and knees, while pushing a skil-saw, with carbide blade, > against the ground. After sawing a slot, he poked the wire in with a > homemade, forked tool. Stomping on the ground closed the opening. I don’t > recall how many carbide tipped saw blades it took. His neighbors were > probably questioning his sanity. > > Gary, K0CX > > With regard to installing radials on the ground: > > I used a weed whacker configured as an edge trimmer to make a cut through > the grass. Feed the radial wire in the slit and use staples as Bob > suggests to secure the wire. In a month or so, the grass grows over the > wire and poses no problem mowing. Ed Deichler > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] -- 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW and thinking about operating CW: "Do today what others won't, so you can do tomorrow what others can't." ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
