[TowerTalk] RADIAL SYSTEM ideas

[Dale L Martin]

>
> my neighbor ( 1 door removed)  & I are both putting up verticals !
> mine will be about 30 feet from my TOWER...
>
> trying to find a reliable , inexpensive way to stake the ends of
> the radials...
> someone suggested gutter nails, but i only find them in a 5 pak for 6$ !!
>
> maybe plastic , 5" - 7" , that would stay put and not want to
> rise into my
> lawnmower  next spring ????? who has done this ???
>
> off reflector would be fine    ny9h at arrl.net..
> tnx
> bill
>

Bill,

You don't say if you are ground-mounting the vertical or mounting the
vertical elevated on a mast or building.

I'm guessing you are ground mounting.

If that's the case, what I did was I 'threaded' the radial wires through the
grass, keeping it as close to the dirt as possible.  I laid down 24 of them
when I had the vertical ground mounted.  I've not seen them since.

If you are elevating the vertical and using the radials as guys, I just used
nylon string and 2' long pieces of rebar as 'guy' anchors when I elevated
the vertical to about 8 ft.  When the vertical is not in use, I pull up the
anchors and wind up the radials so I can mow.

73,
dale, kg5u