I've always used #12-14 stranded double covered house wire for ground
radials as it's very durable. It held up well under frost heaving in
Colorado. I put my first set of radials down using this type of wire for a
160 meter inverted L in 1989 and the wires are still there!
BTW I have a 574 page e-book published in 1952 called Radio Antenna
Engineering. It covers LF/MF and HF antennas. I downloaded it for free at
http://www.lulu.com/content/159004. It says that putting down chicken wire
type mesh under the vertical is not good due to some sort of RF
cancellation.
73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL, USA
nz4o@arrl.net
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160 meters is a serious band, it should be treated with respect. - TF4M
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