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[TowerTalk] Two Radial Questions

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Two Radial Questions
From: "Pat Chiles" <chilesp@adelphia.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:46:41 -0400
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I have a shunt fed tower that I landscaped around in late summer.  Before 
laying down the landscape cloth and decorative stone, I first ran a solid # 6 
copper wire around the perimeter of the tower pad and attached fifteen 3 to 7 
foot radials on each side and laid them on the ground under the cloth and 
stone.  I can now go back and solder wire to each of these short radials and 
extend them around the yard.

My question is this.  If I attach two wires to one of these very short radials 
(3-7 feet) and and then run them out about 100 to 130 feet, will they act as 
two radials or just one? 

My other question is did I read on Tower Talk during the past month that #22 
stranded and insulated copper wire is fine for radials?  I couldn't find it in 
the archives.

Thanks,

Pat, K8PC 
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