You can take an AM signal generator, feed the radial against ground, and use a
little portable AM Broadcast radio along the ground to track the wire. It will
work even if the wires are quite deep.
John K9DX
> From: K4PI@BELLSOUTH.NET
> To: TOPBAND@CONTESTING.COM
> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:54:04 -0400
> Subject: Topband: METAL DETECTOR
>
> Has anyone had good success finding radials with a metal detector? They are
> advertised as being able to find copper and aluminum. W8JI described his
> method on of using a MFJ antenna analyzer connected through a transformer to
> the radial system and then using a small receiver with a loop to track the
> signal. That should work but I was interested in trying the metal detector
> idea if anyone has had any success. 73 Mike K4PI
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