As I continue my slow study of vertical antennas I am nearing the
point where I need to plan a radial system. It is no big surprise that
Everything I am doing has been done before but this is intended to be
a learning experience.

The red North Carolina clay varies widely with the seasons, I hope to
be ready when the ground softens up to where I can bury the radials.
The current plan is to build a mechanism that will allow me to do the
job from the seat of my tractor. I would prefer to not use fence
staples because I expect they would forever plague me in my tractor
tires.

The question:
I seem to be the only one inclined to use electric fence wire for
radials. I know from experience that the galvanized steel 17 ga will
last in excess of 10 years. I have found the Aluminum to be lacking in
strength when I use it for antenna experiments. Both are available
for less than $45 per mile.

My notes on the project are at
http://dixienc.us/28FtVert/28FtVertical.htm

The second page is recent.
Not much "meat" for the guru's, but may be interesting reading or
reference links for the curious.

John Ferrell W8CCW