On Fri,2/19/2016 10:15 AM, n0tt1@juno.com wrote:
I used the galvanized fence wire for radials in a 40m 4-square....
120 radials per element. I just pinned them down to into
the grass...didn't bury it. I took the antenna down years later
and the wire was just starting to rust. I made no attempt to
remove the wire from the grass roots and it finally just
rusted away.
Laying out radials can be a lot of work, depending on your terrain. It
certainly is at my QTH. The LAST thing I want to do is do it again,
especially when I'm ten years older!
My radials are #14 THHN solid house wire. I started by laying about 40
of them when I moved in 10 years ago, then added 30-40 more. They're
still there and still in good shape. The only thing I would consider to
reduce the cost is to go to #18 insulated copper.
73, Jim K9YC
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