Topband: Edger for burying ground radials ?

[w8uvz]

I agree with Wes and the roofing coat.  We did the same with thousands of 
radial connections to two 5 el GP arrays.  I checked some this year and they 
looked great after being in the ground for 12 years.

73  George  W8UVZ


> 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.
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> Lots if good information from the group , thanks again for sharing
>
> Ed N5DG
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> 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?
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>>I know their are better way's but I don't have a tractor and I can't
>>staple them to the ground .
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>>what do y'all think, will this work ?
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>>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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