[ADXA] ADXA meeting

[EJ]

Thanks for sharing your experience!  I won't bother to mess with it then

EJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net> 
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 12:06 PM
To: 'EJ' <ejj at suddenlink.net>; w5zn at w5zn.org; 'adxa' <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: RE: [ADXA] ADXA meeting

HI EJ,
Very nice to see you yesterday!

I know this was aimed at Joel, but I wanted to weight in as well.  First off what is the chicken wire's outside coating?  

Although I have never used chicken wire, I thought I would pass along my experience with galvanized wire that was given to me.  I have seen chicken wire at the local stores that is coated with galvanize.  I forget the amount of galvanized wire, but it was given to me and the guy said this should make great redials!  Well it did for only 3 nights after laying down thousands of feet of that junk!  I am not sure if it was the rain or the soil content, but it oxide over just a couple of days.  I kept having to fool with the tuning cap and then noticed this white stuff all over the wire.  Not only was it hard to mess with, it was a complete disaster!  However I was young and very little money to spend on the hobby back then.  Lesson learned, don't mess with fence wire even if it is given to you!  

So unless the chicken wire is cooper coated I wouldn't use it.  Your back will thank me later!  😊

73 de w5jay/jay..

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From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of EJ
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 8:15 PM
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Subject: [ADXA] ADXA meeting


Thank you for hosting the meeting and giving tour of your amazing station!
Great visiting with everybody.   

Question re: radials:  what do think of using some sort of wire fencing such as chicken wire as a substitute for individual radials?  Is there an equivalency of say a 3 foot swath of wire for certain number of radials.
There are several of us who would like to see the article about shunt feeding towers if you run across too.  Thanks!

 Attached is an old picture of an ADXA meeting

73

EJ K5EJ