[TowerTalk] Coax as radials??

[Bruce Goldstein]

I am a 'big' user of scrap coax for my radials.  I strip about an inch 
or two of the outer and inner insulation short the inner conductor to 
the shield connect to my base plate and lay it on the ground and 
use chain link fence ties to staple into the ground.  After a couple 
of weeks, I can not even find them!

It works great!  Now just to find another couple thousand feet for 
the 'right' price!

From:           	"John Morrison" <john@planetc.com>
To:             	<towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject:        	[TowerTalk] Coax as radials??
Date sent:      	Wed, 5 May 1999 09:54:33 -0400

> 
> I received about 400 feet of TV cable Coax and would like to know how it
> would work as ground radials????? I have a Butternut antenna that uses
> radials.  I am having some yard work done and this would be a great time to
> get these in the ground. If Coax is not good to use what would be? What
> about bare copper as opposed to insulated wire??  Would there be a better
> use for the TV Coax????
> 
> Thanks for the help,
> John
> KC4SAW
> Johnson City, Tennessee
> john@planetc.com
> 
> 
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