[TowerTalk] Radial field question Single radial wires vs mesh and more

[Bob K6UJ]

Kevin,

Like Jim said:
"Like anything making contact with the chemical makeup of soil and local
moisture at any given QTH, materials that work in one location may not 
work in another."

I still have the mesh screens rolled up in the garage.  They were down 
for 8 1/2 years.
Still good shape.
We cant base our decision to try it on what did (or didnt) work in other 
locations.
The soil is quite different even in areas in the same locale.  In 
northern california
it varies quite a bit.  A blanket statement that it is only good for a 
temporary install
is not realistic everywhere.  Your results in Tennessee soil don't 
necessarily apply to other areas.
I didnt know how how well my use of the galv mesh would work out. LIke I 
said it is
cheap and worth a try.

Bob
K6UJ






On 10/28/16 10:51 AM, Kevin Kidd wrote:
> I can't entirely disagree with this but I have worked on enough AM sites
> where someone used steel (galvanized or not) in/on the ground and it has
> been very short lived.  Everything from galvanized guy wire to galvanized
> high tensile horse wire to electric fence wire to chicken wire to
> UNgalvanized crane cable.
>
> None (as in zero) have been successful even in the mid-term.  At least in a
> broadcast related term.
>
> For a temporary install.  OK.  Or if you can keep it off/out of the ground.
> OK.
>
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 1:28 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Like anything making contact with the chemical makeup of soil and local
>> moisture at any given QTH, materials that work in one location may not work
>> in another.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>>
>
>
> Kevin C. Kidd, CSRE/AMD
> Lawrenceburg, TN
> AM Ground Systems Company  -  WD4RAT
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