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1. Topband: Radials in the desert (score: 1): Author: Chester Latawiec <chetlat@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:06:07 +0000; Any suggestions on burying radials in the desert sands of Kingman AZ? Radials placed on the surface just stay there and are constant tripping hazards. The desert sand is like rock. The top 1/4 inch i; /archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00113.html (6,827 bytes)
2. Re: Topband: Radials in the desert (score: 1): Author: MICHAEL ST ANGELO <mstangelo@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:23:10 -0400 (EDT); Chet, Have you tried digging a shallow trench with an edge trimmer? They are also known as edgers. Mike N2MS _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband; /archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00114.html (8,503 bytes)
3. Re: Topband: Radials in the desert (score: 1): Author: Brian Pease <bpease2@myfairpoint.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:30:20 -0400; One partial solution might be to collect small rocks and place them along each radial on top of the wire close enough together to provide clear visual cues. Have you tried digging a shallow trench wi; /archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00115.html (8,778 bytes)
4. Re: Topband: Radials in the desert (score: 1): Author: <vk2wf@bigpond.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 23:34:42 +1000; Hi Brian For the areas where there is heavy foot traffic, perhaps some artificial turf. 73 Adrian Adrian Van Der Byl PO Box 39 MARULAN NSW 2179 Australia M: +61 418 288 911 E: vk2wf@bigpond.com One p; /archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00116.html (9,110 bytes)
5. Re: Topband: Radials in the desert (score: 1): Author: Mike Furrey <mikefurrey@att.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:55:47 +0000 (UTC); Once a driveway was in the way of radials ... a cement blade on a circular saw fixed that. That may work FB on soft sandstone. 73, Mike WA5POK Chet, Have you tried digging a shallow trench with an ed; /archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00117.html (8,611 bytes)
6. Re: Topband: Radials in the desert (score: 1): Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:58:05 -0700; Small ditch diggers are usually available at Home Depot here and certainly at rental yards. For aggregated materials try and find one with carbide teeth, which last 10x longer than hardened steel. Al; /archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00118.html (8,832 bytes)
7. Re: Topband: Radials in the desert (score: 1): Author: Charles Moizeau <w2sh@msn.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:11:12 +0000; The function of radials is to collect the radiation from your antenna that splashes on the ground and deliver it back to the antenna feedpoint for recycling. As such, if you decide to trench into the; /archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00119.html (10,110 bytes)
8. Re: Topband: Radials in the desert (score: 1): Author: Chester Latawiec <chetlat@hotmail.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:24:08 +0000; Thank you to all that responded to my call for ideas. I'll keep the group informed as to what worked, what didn't and the final resolution. Good DXing 73 Chet VE3CFK ________________________________; /archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00126.html (10,349 bytes)

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