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 hard subsoil, don't go
deep. Alternatively, you can lay the radials on top of that hard layer and
rake small amounts of loose sand to barely cover it, and/or use markers to warn
human foot traffic.
Charles, W2SH
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From: Topband <topband-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Mike Furrey
<mikefurrey@att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 11:55 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Radials in the desert
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
On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:23 AM, MICHAEL ST ANGELO
<mstangelo@comcast.net> 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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