[TowerTalk] screen mesh

[Craig Clark]

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:19:03 +0000
From: John Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Radial Wires VS a wire or screen mesh
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Here's another dumb question: Does anyone know if a functional radial system
can be made using fencing wire mesh, say 4 x 4?  If unwelded mesh were used
and laid down the length of either 1/8 wave or 1/4 wave, shouldn't it work
as well as radial wires?  Or is it the radial symmetry around the driven
pole the key? 		 	   		  
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Rob Sherwood wrote an article in May 1977 Ham Radio Magazine describing how
he used chicken wire due to limited space in his yard. 
Here's the *.pdf from his website

73 Craig


Craig Clark K1QX
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