I made my own mesh, with a 3 by 3 foot grid of wires.
I tried driving a 40 meter vertical against it, and discovered
that this mesh size is too coarse, and I still needed radials.
I ran them out 25 feet and then tied them into the grid, which
has a diameter of 230 feet. This seems to work well.
Rick N6RK
N4NW wrote:
> Works for me here.
>
> Have also used concrete re-bar mesh the same way.
>
> Key is making sure it is bonded together.
>
> 73's
> Tom
>
> At 11:19 AM 11/12/2009, John Hensley wrote:
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>>Here's another dumb question: Does anyone know if a functional
>>radial system can be made using fencing wire mesh, say 4 x 4? If
>>unwelded mesh were used and laid down the length of either 1/8 wave
>>or 1/4 wave, shouldn't it work as well as radial wires? Or is it
>>the radial symmetry around the driven pole the
>>key?
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