Topband: Edger for burying ground radials ?

[Wes Attaway (N5WA)]

When you solder the radials to your ground plate (or ring), you do not
really have to use silver solder.  Regular solder works fine and lasts
"forever" if you just coat the connections with some black roofing paint.
The paint is thick liquid and is easy to apply.  A lifetime supply is
available for a few bucks at Home Depot.

If you think you will want to add more radials in the future just leave
several bare wires sticking out and you can solder to them in the future.


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-----Original Message-----
From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Ed Stallman
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 10:29 AM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Edger for burying ground radials ?

Thanks to everyone that replied with your experience using an edger 
and the methods used placing the wire in the ground. Many are saying 
to staple and the grass will cover them in the spring. I would like 
to do it that way and have tried with a 40m vertical. What happened 
is when the guy cuts the hay, all is fine but then when he rakes my 
copper is somewhere in that roll of hay. The ex pence for the edger 
is more then I would like to spend, thinking I can sell come spring.

Lots if good information from the group , thanks again for sharing

Ed N5DG







At 09:39 PM 12/11/2009, Ed Stallman wrote:
>I would like to know if anyone has used an edger to cut small groves
>in the ground for burying radials ? If this will work , I'm going to
>need something heavy duty. something like what's in the link below
>...because I have allot of radials to bury at least an inch beneath
>the soil, 2 would be better. I have this bahiagrass in my pasture and
>this stuff is tough . From reading the add's on these edgers, most
>say they will cut up to 2.5 inches in depth. I've never  had the need
>for an edger, so I'm asking will this make  a fairly clean cut to lay my
wire?
>
>I know their are better way's but I don't have a tractor and I can't
>staple them to the ground .
>
>what do y'all think, will this work ?
>
>Ed N5DG
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>http://cgi.ebay.com/Earthquake-400028-Earthquake-Edger-3hp-Close-out-New_W0
QQitemZ280425700022QQcategoryZ29520QQcmdZViewItem#vi-content
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