Topband: Adding chicken wire or mesh on top of radial field

[Charles Moizeau]

Another choice, and one more durable than the zinc-dipped steel of chicken fencing, and probably less expensive than copper mesh, is rabbit/deer fencing. This is available in different gauges and different sizes.  It is steel but with a thick coating of pvc.  A typical size of its openings is 2" x 4".


73,


Charles, W2SH


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From: Topband <topband-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 9:08 AM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Adding chicken wire or mesh on top of radial field

for permanent installation it's a waste of time because thin wire
steel mesh (chicken fence mesh) will rust away in most ground in a
short time.

Recommend copper mesh but professionally it only seems to be employed
around the base pier of voltage fed towers.  For a current fed tower a
lot of radials near the feed point, >= 90, is good enough.

73

Rob
K5UJ
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