New chicken wire is good but once the twisted sections start rusting there
wont be good electrical connection. hats a good cause of noisy reception and
IMD birdies from strong locals, BCB stations, etc.
Carl
KM1H
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From: "Jeff Woods via Topband" <[email protected]>
To: "rich kennedy" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Deployable radials for 80/160M
I've been doing the same thing with similar wire for several years. It
works. Some of my radials are even salvaged from Cat 5 cable - pretty thin,
but they do the job. I've found they are much more rugged when deployed as
twisted pairs though.
Lately, I've been supplementing the radials with rolls of 2 to 3 ft. wide by
50 ft long chicken wire. The stuff is about $5 a roll at the farm supply
store. I'll be trying it out on 80m for field day next weekend - just 6 to 8
rolls as a radial system for an HF6V multi-band vertical. It deploys easily
and rolls up quickly.
-Jeff / W0ODS
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From: rich kennedy via Topband <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 11:23 AM
Subject: Topband: Deployable radials for 80/160M
Hello, I'm now able to use a couple acre parcel for a new 80/160M shorty
vertical (80'); however, I can use this land only between Nov and May.
For radials I'm intending on using a #22 stranded hookup wire, 300v and
wondering if this particular wire would be suitable for spooling out the
~90 foot radials then respooling them up several months later. Expected
power = 1KW; Number of radial ~ 40. Any hints appreciated.
73, Rich, K3VAT
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