Topband: METAL DETECTOR

[Larry]

I have a hand held wand-like device meant for finding nails etc in wood that 
worked OK as long as the radials weren't too deep in the ground.  It is 
awkward for this kind of operation since it is only about 18 inches long. I 
had a pretty good idea where the radials were to begin with and fortunately 
the radials were laid down quite straight so I didn't have search out every 
inch of each radial.

73, Larry  W6NWS

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Greenway
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 5:54 PM
To: TOPBAND
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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