Thank you gentlemen for the input. Apparently my question was worded to
give the impression that I was just laying a few radials. That is not the
case. I have 15 stubs on each of three sides of the tower pad. The fourth
side is blocked by a house. I am committed to a minimum of 45 radials and
was thinking that if I soldered two wires to a number of the stubs then I
could lay even more. My wire inventory is 1000ft of #14, 2000ft of #20
teflon insulated, and 2000ft of #22 pvc insulated. Thanks again.
Pat, K8PC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Chiles" <chilesp@adelphia.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 9:46 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Two Radial Questions
>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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