The function of radials is to collect the radiation from your antenna that
splashes on the ground and deliver it back to the antenna feedpoint for
recycling. As such, if you decide to trench into the hard subsoil, don't go
deep. Alternatively, you can lay the radials on top of that hard layer
Small ditch diggers are usually available at Home Depot here and
certainly at rental yards. For aggregated materials try and find one
with carbide teeth, which last 10x longer than hardened steel.
Also, cable companies use what is essentially a carbide toothed circular
saw blade trencher,
Once a driveway was in the way of radials ... a cement blade on a circular saw
fixed that. That may work FB on soft sandstone.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:23 AM, MICHAEL ST ANGELO
wrote:
Chet,
Have you tried digging a shallow trench with an edge trimmer? They are
Hi Brian
For the areas where there is heavy foot traffic, perhaps some artificial turf.
73
Adrian
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-Original Message-
From: Topband On Behalf Of Brian Pease
Sent: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
One partial solution might be to collect small rocks and place them
along each radial on top of the wire close enough together to provide
clear visual cues.
On 6/20/2018 9:23 AM, MICHAEL ST ANGELO wrote:
Chet,
Have you tried digging a shallow trench with an edge trimmer? They are also
known
Chet,
Have you tried digging a shallow trench with an edge trimmer? They are also
known as edgers.
Mike N2MS
> On June 20, 2018 at 8:06 AM Chester Latawiec wrote:
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> Any suggestions on burying radials in the desert sands of Kingman AZ?
> Radials placed on the surface just stay
Any suggestions on burying radials in the desert sands of Kingman AZ? Radials
placed on the surface just stay there and are constant tripping hazards.
The desert sand is like rock. The top 1/4 inch is loose sand but below that
it's like rock. You vertually need a pick axe to loosen the
