Of the three SS is certainly the best for longevity. For effectiveness?
It certainly better than the soil. If the SS fence used with a mild
electric charge for horses is about 16 ga.
If you are on a farm, you most likely have the equipment and skills ti
make a device that can hook to the back of a yard tractor to plant the
wire maybe an inch below the surface
If it's a regular yard with thick grass, it could be stapled down. You
did say it was irrigated, so if grass, it should be green all the time
although a sand/clay mix isn't the best for grass. So, if you choose
SS, from a personal preference as I don't have a book on radials, I'd
just use a few more. I suspect that SS with a higher resistance than
copper for a good radial system (a good number rather than 4) won't
make much difference. I haven't used a ground mounted vertical since
my phased quarter wave verticals on 40 through the 70s which is a fer
piece back.
I'm sure some of those using verticals and know far more about them than
I will soon chime in
73 es good luck,
Roger (K8RI)
On 2/21/2016 Sunday 3:38 PM, w5jmw@towerfarm.net wrote:
The soul is a sand/clay mix.the ground is somewhat irrigated all
times.having said that is galvanized the best solution? stainless? I
will be using fence wire which is steel,stainless or galvanized.they
also make a rope that has copper embedded.I don't think that would
work well as it would self destruct on the ground..so to all,thanks
and your thoughts..73 john
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