6. Is there anything else I should know?

You're going to have backache.

===========================

In all probability he will lay down far more and longer than necessary,
anyway.

Is Sloan's Linament still available?

I may have missed something here but in my case I only have a 1/2 acre
'clear' under my tower. Because of the limited area
I chose to use a grid system of insulated solid wire an inch below the
surface with spacing of 3 feet per side of the grids.
I then removed insulation ar cross over points and crimped the wires
together, the crimping then made it quite easy for the solder to flow.
Tree roots have pushed up the wire in a couple of places but the rest is
unseen. I don't do to much work with verticals so I can't comment on the
sutability of this type of ground and have not read anywhere of any
comparisons to the normal radial
type ground especially for use over ALL of the amateur bands.
Food for thought. Judging by the number of responses recieved by the poster
there is a whole bunch of knoweledge out there on how to mess up your lawn
( yard over here)
P.S. get a mechanised pizza cutter to make the wire slots and place it on
the wheel of a wheel barrow so as not to alarm the neigbourhood
Cheers
ART


"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
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6. Is there anything else I should know?

You're going to have backache.

===========================

In all probability he will lay down far more and longer than necessary,
anyway.

Is Sloan's Linament still available?

wrote:
get a mechanised pizza cutter to make the wire slots and place it on
the wheel of a wheel barrow

Art, you're a genius!

SM2CEW's website describes a radial plough which attaches to the back of
a tractor, and can lay a full-sized Top Band radial in 2 minutes. I had
been lamenting the lack of a Volvo tractor (or the space to lay such
long radials) but a blade attached to a wheelbarrow might just do it...
or even to the lawn mower.


--
73 from Ian G3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:51:14 +0000, "Ian White, G3SEK" wrote:

wrote:
get a mechanised pizza cutter to make the wire slots and place it on
the wheel of a wheel barrow

Art, you're a genius!

SM2CEW's website describes a radial plough which attaches to the back of
a tractor, and can lay a full-sized Top Band radial in 2 minutes. I had
been lamenting the lack of a Volvo tractor (or the space to lay such
long radials) but a blade attached to a wheelbarrow might just do it...
or even to the lawn mower.

Opens up a whole new perspective on mowing the lawn.


Jock.

--

"Education is a progressive discovery of our
own ignorance."
- Will Durant

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:51:14 +0000, "Ian White, G3SEK"
wrote:

wrote:
get a mechanised pizza cutter to make the wire slots and place it on
the wheel of a wheel barrow

Art, you're a genius!

SM2CEW's website describes a radial plough which attaches to the back of
a tractor, and can lay a full-sized Top Band radial in 2 minutes. I had
been lamenting the lack of a Volvo tractor (or the space to lay such
long radials) but a blade attached to a wheelbarrow might just do it...
or even to the lawn mower.

I just checked one of my catalogs from a restaurant supply store
(Bridge Kitchenware in New York City), and I notice they sell pizza
cutters with wheels as big as 5 inches in diameter. If you used hose
clamps to attach the handle of a pizza cutter to the end of a broom
handle, I bet that would make a dandy lawn slit cutter for laying
radials.

Bob
k5qwg

Bob
The idea is to not mess up the lawn PLUS controlling the depth of the cut.
When the slicer is on the wheel the main weight of the barrow is directly
over the slicer thus making it easir to slice the lawn at a controled depth
reducing the possibility of jamming at a lower depth.
The whole idea is not to mess up the lawn and by taking some flower pots
from one end and changing them over at the other end will look like you are
working hard in the garden and shaming the neigbors in front of yjeir wifes.
Cheers
Art
I might add I used a tractor system when I did mine which also inserted the
wire but you just don't mess with an English lawn or you will lose the
impression of perfection
and where wifes are known to use treezers for the final touch.
Reminds me of a story where a yank admired a particular lawn
at some notable tourist site.
He asked the ground keeper how he could duplicate it when he got home,
Certainly the groundskeeper replied but firt you must start the lawn several
centeries ago!
"Bob Miller" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:51:14 +0000, "Ian White, G3SEK"
wrote:

wrote:
get a mechanised pizza cutter to make the wire slots and place it on
the wheel of a wheel barrow

Art, you're a genius!

SM2CEW's website describes a radial plough which attaches to the back of
a tractor, and can lay a full-sized Top Band radial in 2 minutes. I had
been lamenting the lack of a Volvo tractor (or the space to lay such
long radials) but a blade attached to a wheelbarrow might just do it...
or even to the lawn mower.

I just checked one of my catalogs from a restaurant supply store
(Bridge Kitchenware in New York City), and I notice they sell pizza
cutters with wheels as big as 5 inches in diameter. If you used hose
clamps to attach the handle of a pizza cutter to the end of a broom
handle, I bet that would make a dandy lawn slit cutter for laying
radials.

Bob
k5qwg

Following up all these comments, I hadn't expected such a comprehensive
and useful set of responses! Commiserations to the guy with "only" half
an acre. If only my yard were anything like as big as that.

Many thanks to everyone. Now where do I find the nearest horse doctor
....?

--
73
Ian, G3NRW

Mr.Reay shouts a lot.

"news" wrote in message
...
Now where do I find the nearest horse doctor

"news" wrote in message
...
Following up all these comments, I hadn't expected such a comprehensive
and useful set of responses! Commiserations to the guy with "only" half
an acre. If only my yard were anything like as big as that.

Remember, you have to mow it. (or pay a gardener, of course).

Many thanks to everyone. Now where do I find the nearest horse doctor

I'm told the down and outs also drink the stuff you are thinking of. I'm
sure one will be along before too long ;-)

--
Brian Reay
www.g8osn.org.uk
www.amateurradiotraining.org.uk
FP#898

Reg Edwards wrote:
6. Is there anything else I should know?

You're going to have backache.

===========================

In all probability he will lay down far more and longer than necessary,
anyway.

If that Ian's garden is anything like this Ian's, in some directions he
will probably be forced to lay down fewer and shorter radials than he'd
like, and he may try to make up for that by overdoing it in other
directions.

He'll probably give up when his back gives out... and still trying to
work out exactly what you meant by "necessary".

Is Sloan's Linament still available?

Certainly, from any good horse-doctor.

I do recall that once upon a time in Yorkshire, two completely new
products came out in similar-sized tubes. One was Deep Heat Rub for bad
backs; the other was Evo-Stik Impact Adhesive. Lighting were bad i' them
days. You can guess the rest...


--
73 from Ian G3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek