[TowerTalk] Using riding mower to run radials (2nd Try)

[Kevin Adam]

The best way is to mow the grass very short lay down radials use wife's hair
bobby pins to hold down as staples this is the best because the grass will
hold down the wires keep it right where one needs it for impedances in very
short time I know KD9SV did this and he has the best TX signal any where for
just having single loaded tower gives best 25 ohms constant all the time. 

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dan Bookwalter
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 10:57 AM
To: wrt at dslextreme.com; N8DCJ at YAHOO.COM
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Using riding mower to run radials (2nd Try)

Bill

i do need to bury them... i dont want to bury them
deep, just under the surface. it may be easier in the
long run just to do it by hand i dont know..

Dan N8DCJ
--- Bill Turner <wrt at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:47:44 -0700 (PDT), Dan
> Bookwalter wrote:
> 
> >Anyone have a good design for an attachment to fit
> a
> >riding mower to slice the ground, put the wire down
> >and cover it back up ???
> 
>
_________________________________________________________
> 
> One thing not mentioned so far is whether this is a
> good idea in the
> first place.
> 
> Radials are most efficient when laid directly on top
> of the ground, or
> better yet, supported above the ground.  Burying
> them increases ground
> loss because the RF field has to penetrate the
> (lossy) ground to reach
> them.  The deeper they're buried, the worse the
> effect.
> 
> If you *have* to bury them, ok, just something to
> keep in mind.
> 
> --
> Bill, W6WRT
> QSLs via LoTW
> 



	
		
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