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Re: Topband: Radials in the desert

To: "'Brian Pease'" <bpease2@myfairpoint.net>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Radials in the desert
From: <vk2wf@bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 23:34:42 +1000
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Hi Brian
For the areas where there is heavy foot traffic, perhaps some artificial turf. 😊
73
Adrian

Adrian Van Der Byl
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-----Original Message-----
From: Topband <topband-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Brian Pease
Sent: Wednesday, 20 June 2018 11:30 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Radials in the desert

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.

On 6/20/2018 9:23 AM, MICHAEL ST ANGELO wrote:
> 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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