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Re: Topband: Radials in the desert

To: Chester Latawiec <chetlat@hotmail.com>, topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Radials in the desert
From: MICHAEL ST ANGELO <mstangelo@comcast.net>
Reply-to: MICHAEL ST ANGELO <mstangelo@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:23:10 -0400 (EDT)
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Chet,

Have you tried digging a shallow trench with an edge trimmer? They are also 
known as edgers.

Mike N2MS


> On June 20, 2018 at 8:06 AM Chester Latawiec <chetlat@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 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 is loose sand but below that 
> it's like rock.  You vertually need a pick axe to loosen the sublayer.  One 
> option is to pick axe a shallow trench for each radial in the desert sun, but 
> tripping over the radials would be a better alternative.
> Any suggestions?
> I'm really getting tired of tripping over the radials of Jess, AI9L's radial 
> field.
> 73
> Chet VE3CFK
> 
> 
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