If you are going to lay them on top of the ground, the old wooden
clothespins (without the spring) work fine every 2 or three feet to get them
down into the grass. They are hard to find but can be located in the hobby
section for making clothepin dolls. They may not appreciate it when you
take all four or five bags they have but they ARE fro sale or they wouldn't
be there. Lawn mower will simply clip them off without damage if you really
mow that close to the ground otherwise they rot away in short time. I
scoffed at the idea until I tried several other methods I thought would be
better, but then I went and got the pins and that is all I use now.
73, de Jim KG0KP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Bookwalter" <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
To: <wrt@dslextreme.com>; <N8DCJ@YAHOO.COM>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Using riding mower to run radials (2nd Try)
> Bill
>
> i do need to bury them... i dont want to bury them
> deep, just under the surface. it may be easier in the
> long run just to do it by hand i dont know..
>
> Dan N8DCJ
> --- Bill Turner <wrt@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:47:44 -0700 (PDT), Dan
> > Bookwalter wrote:
> >
> > >Anyone have a good design for an attachment to fit
> > a
> > >riding mower to slice the ground, put the wire down
> > >and cover it back up ???
> >
> >
> _________________________________________________________
> >
> > One thing not mentioned so far is whether this is a
> > good idea in the
> > first place.
> >
> > Radials are most efficient when laid directly on top
> > of the ground, or
> > better yet, supported above the ground. Burying
> > them increases ground
> > loss because the RF field has to penetrate the
> > (lossy) ground to reach
> > them. The deeper they're buried, the worse the
> > effect.
> >
> > If you *have* to bury them, ok, just something to
> > keep in mind.
> >
> > --
> > Bill, W6WRT
> > QSLs via LoTW
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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