I have done exactly as you describe. Seems to work very good. I use every
piece of wire I
can get me hands on for radials....old RG6, RG8, RG58, multiconductor cables,
etc. Yes, I
short the shield to center conductor on the coax at the base of the vertical
and ignore the
other end. I do the same for any multiconductor cables.
I have about 6.1 miles of radials under my 13 verticals (2 on 160M, 2 on 80M, 4
on 40M, and
4 on 20M)
73
--- Bruce, WA3AFS
On 29 Jan 2008 at 18:22, Tom Osborne wrote:
> Howdy TT'ians
>
> Where I work I am privy to lots and lots of used 30-40 foot power cords from
> defunct equipment. Most of them are 2-wire with some 3-wire cords thrown
> in. These would make great wire for radials.
>
> I was wondering, If I leave the 2 (or 3) wires inside the jacket, twist one
> end, hook it to the coax shield, and leave the other end open, will this
> look like 2 radials or just 1 thick wire. Some of the wires are twisted
> inside the insulation. Seems like the twisted wires would be a 'gimmick'
> capacitor.
>
> It would save a lot of stripping to have to get the outside jacket off to
> get to the 2 wires inside. 73
> Tom W7WHY
>
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