Hi Adrian,
Google is your friend, search for "radial plow"
Good luck
73
Frank
W3LPL
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From: "vk2wf"
To: "VK3HJ" , topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2018 1:52:24 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Laying ground radials
Hi LukeI have similar
Hi LukeI have similar circumstance. I used the sharp point of a
mattock.73Adrian VK2WF
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Original message From: VK3HJ
Date: 7/6/18 1:31 am (GMT+01:00) To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband:
Laying ground
The vertical near the sea will benefit from in-phase reflection (which is
additive) of the vertically polarized radiation. That is probably worth 3 to
6 dB, depending on the angle, etc. Ground losses, however, will still depend
on the ground and the ground system. Those losses can be high with
when I buried all of the cables for my tower 100m from the shack, a
neighbor used his small tractor to pull an ancient small modified plow.
The left side of the blade was removed, so it cut a small furrow and
flipped the lawn and field sod to just one side. This took 10-15
minutes. I stood
I pulled >1500' of 1" pvc water line in glued together 200' lengths 8"
beneath an adobe cattle pasture using a Kellems swivel grip attached to
a single point ripper on a 70hp tractor.My ripper was 1" plate on a
3 point hitch so start and stop was easy. A hole was dug at each 200'
joint to
Later this year, I plan to lay down an in-ground radial field. I have
sourced a copper wire supplier and have costed approximately 2000 m of 1.2
mm bare copper at around $800.
Presently, I use an elevated counterpoise of 4 x quarterwave radials each
for 180 and 80 m.
I need to lay the wire
Roger, you should try an Inverted-L. :-)
http://www.w0btu.com/160_meters.html
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 3:56 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
> As many of you will be aware, unlike most Topband DXers, I have always
> used a Horizontal Half-wave Dipole.
>
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I recently laid down about 6000 staples. After several months most of them are
starting to really get crusty rust with all the rain we get at this QTH.
They'll be pretty much gone in a couple of years...no need to worry about
biodegradable out here, or in most wet areas.
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Tnx folks for all the feedback I got on this. Now I know where to get them
N2TK, Tony
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From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w...@w5zn.org]
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2018 3:23 PM
To: N2TK, Tony
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Biodegradable staples
Tony,
I buy
Tony,
I buy mine from DX Engineering. Can get them in a bag of 100 I believe at
a reasonable price. You can find them at Lowe's or Home Depot in small
quantities in the Garden Center but they're awful proud of them based on
their price.
I like them as well. I was recently asked why I preferred
I found biodegradable “garden staples” at the local home improvement store.
73,
Matt NQ6N
On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 2:10 PM N2TK, Tony wrote:
> Somewhere recently someone had mentioned somewhere about biodegradable
> staples for radials. Getting ready to cut the grass real close and start
>
Somewhere recently someone had mentioned somewhere about biodegradable
staples for radials. Getting ready to cut the grass real close and start
adding radials. I like the idea of the biodegradable parts over the steel
staples I have.
Tnx
N2TK, Tony
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>From what I have read on K2AV, avoiding foliage is extremely useful.
BTW Mike, G4IUF has only ever used dipoles (very bent and much lower than
yours) on 160 and 80 and has done well with both, then again, he's been
chasing dx for 25 years or so to accumulate his scores.
David G3UNA
I've been reading all the technical stuff about Ground Conductivity with
interest . . .
As many of you will be aware, unlike most Topband DXers, I have always used
a Horizontal Half-wave Dipole.
Something that always amazed me was when I lived down South I did a load of
comparisons between my
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