[TowerTalk] Cable Treatment Suggestions

[montytaylor]

See "Antennas and Techniques for Low-Band DXing" by John Devoldere, ON4UN, 
Page 9-11.  It looks to be built of wood laying around in ones garage and a 
small tube.  I do not have a scanner or I would email a copy.

Best regards,
Monty/WB5GLB since 1969

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Hearn" <dhearn at air-pipe.com>
To: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>; "'Joe Wilkowski'" <k8fc at k8fc.com>; 
<K2EK at aol.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Treatment Suggestions


>I recall that many years ago someone in one of the ham magazines showed a
> radial planting device which was mounted to a low platform with wheels 
> that
> could be towed like a trailer. He used one of his kids sitting on the
> platform to hold it down. This might be the simplist way to plant radials.
> 73, Dan, N5AR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of AD5VJ Bob
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 7:52 PM
> To: 'Joe Wilkowski'; K2EK at aol.com; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Treatment Suggestions
>
>
> Now this is truly worth mentioning. Thanks for the idea. I am going to 
> work
> on something I hope I can pull behind my riding lawn
> mower. I have been trying to think of a way to do it economically and this
> gives me an idea.
>
> Will it work through rocky soil also?
>
> tnx Bob AD5VJ
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Wilkowski
>> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 1:23 PM
>> To: K2EK at aol.com; towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Treatment Suggestions
>>
>> Bill, sorry I have not been able to get to this for a couple
>> of days.  I read your post below and as they say a picture is
>> worth a thousand words.
>> http://www.k8fc.com/radial_plow.htm
>>
>> Anyway, I originally built this to lay electric fence
>> underground for pet containment but found it to be very
>> useful for other ham radio endeavors.  I have successfully
>> laid countless thousands of feet of wire with this tool.
>> Also, I have dug trenches for buried hardline and control
>> cables with out a hitch.
>>
>> Probably overkill for you but it may inspire a couple of ideas.
>>
>> Joe K8FC
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <K2EK at aol.com>
>> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 5:00 PM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Cable Treatment Suggestions
>>
>>
>> > Ever since I moved here I always seem to have some LONG
>> cable run that
>> > needs
>> > to be buried just enough to avoid a mower encounter....
>> >
>> > The really large hard-line run, plus assorted control
>> cables, beverage
>> > cable,
>> > shack cable bundle, etc... (probably 800 feet worth), were
>> handled with a
>> > rental trencher.  Worked great.  Not inexpensive plus  a
>> few hours driving
>> > and a
>> > 100 miles of back and forth gas...   Not conducive to
>> impulse creation.
>> >
>> > Has anyone here ever built or acquired a simple, small plow
>> blade, scoop,
>> > digger suitable for a decent sized garden tractor yet
>> capable of digging
>> > enough
>> > trench to bury control line, RG6 bev lines or even a run of
>> RG8 (I use
>> > that
>> > generically)....   Something in the 1 - 2 inch deep by 1 or
>> 2 inch wide
>> > category....
>> >
>> > 73 de Bill
>> > K2EK
>> >
>> >
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