Just laying them on the ground didn't help here. After a couple of years
they were down into the sod, and a couple more years they were falling
apart. Now I keep seeing ends sticking up out of the sod, and when I pull
them up, it's unusual for the pieces to be over 10 feet long. I will never
try using aluminum wire for radials again.
73,
Tim - N3XX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL" <grimm@sbc.edu>
To: "Topband Reflector" <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Aluminum radials?
> Thanks to all of you who commented on my question about aluminum radials.
>
> A number of respondents suggested that aluminum electric fence wire
> wouldn't make good radial wire since it will quickly deteriorate. I'm
> sure that in a salt or acidic environment, it would disappear long
> before copper. However, I'm just laying the wires on top of the ground,
> so that shouldn't be too big of a problem.
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