[TowerTalk] staples for radials

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I bought wire at a farm store, cut it into pieces as Lee describes, and 
bent a short hook onto one end of each piece.  To bend the ends quickly 
and easily, I clamped two nails in a vise about 3/16" apart, placed an 
end between the nails, and bent the wire around one nail.  I quickly 
made enough to "nail" over 4000' of radial wire to somewhat uneven lawn, 
without a hammer.  The wire came in a roll over 2' in diameter and I 
didn't bother to straighten that curvature.  I just pushed the curved 
"staples" into the ground so that the hooks held the wire.

73 de WOØW

Lee Buller wrote:

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>  I just did this for my 1/4 wave 40 meter verticle.  I was even cheaper than cheap.  I got some #12 galvanize wire from the local hardware store.  I paid pennies for 15 to 20 feet of the stuff.  Hardware stores should have this kind of wire.  I then cut 6 to 8" lengths.  I then took a long 1/2 inch bolt....secured it in my vice and proceeded to bend each length in a hairpin.  They were about 4" long and worked great.
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