[TowerTalk] radials 160

[Patrick Greenlee]

Been there done that.  You better be ready to get covered in mud/dirty 
water head to toe.  Wear goggles or glasses.  Not for cold weather 
unless you have really  good foul weather garb.

Patrick        NJ5G


On 3/7/2017 9:02 AM, Tom_N2SR via TowerTalk wrote:
> How about a pressure/power washer?   Use the "jet" adjustment.  Point nozzle at the ground/grass to create a slot.  Insert radial.  Walk across slot.   Done.
> Tom, N2SR
>
>        From: Dick Williams <richardk8ztt at gmail.com>
>   To: towertalk at contesting.com
>   Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 9:59 PM
>   Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] radials 160
>     
> Herb,
>
> Since it does not sound like you are working in a beautifully landscaped
> backyard, unless you are into S&M, I am not sure why you want to bury them?
>    Sign on to Amazon.com and type in:
>
> Easy Gardener Fabric & Garden Staples Commercial Grade Attaches Landscape
> Fabric and Turf to Soil (6 inches x 1 inch) Reusable Garden Staple, 1000
> Pack
>
> Buy a couple of boxes of these ($60 a box), and you should be set.
> Assuming you are laying out 135 ft long radials, and staking them every 8
> to 10 ft or so, that should give you enough to stake 120 radials  (YMMV  -
>   Your Mileage May Vary); figure on 39 radials per mile of wire for 160 M.
> Also, you don't really need 8 or 6 gauge wire;  I think most of my radials
> are 18 or above (whatever I was able to find on spools at one of the
> recycle yards that sold wire by the pound).
>
> I did this for my 2 element 160 phased array, and my 4 sq 80 meter array.
> After a year or so, the grass, weeds, or whatever happens to grow out there
> will cover them up.  I installed my antenna several years ago, and I can't
> find the majority of them, unfortunately though, my riding mower seems to
> "find" two or three every year, and I have to solder them back together.
>
> Dick, K8ZTT
>
> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 6:10 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com> wrote:
>
>> You can buy an electric edger that will dig a small shallow line in the
>> dirt.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/6/2017 4:33 PM, Herb Krumich via TowerTalk wrote:
>>
>>> All winter I have been clearing out a large area to put radials down for
>>> a 160 meter antennaI built an antenna which looks like a T between two 90
>>> foot towersThe vertical leg is 65 feet and the horizontal is the same.
>>> I used it with only a few radials and was pleased with contacts to the
>>> west coast from Pa.So here is my questionWhat type of tool can I use to
>>> bury the radials an inch or so.My problem is there are quite a few surface
>>> rocks that I will have to deal with.Does Home Depot or Lowe's have
>>> something ?I was even just thinking about using a pic and draging it
>>> backwards
>>> Preferable no motors due to the rocksThanksHerb K2LNS
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