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Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 7 May 2015 12:27:06 -0500
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The radials sound good Mike except how good a bond is there between 
the links?  Will they corode and become high resistance points and 
does that make any difference.  I don't know - just a question to 
perhaps consider.
pat, K9JAUAt 10:28 AM 5/7/2015, you wrote:
>Hi all:=20
>
>My Dad has about 500 feet of metal chain link fencing that my Brother =
>gave him but he doesn't plan on using.=20
>Could I take a 4X66 foot piece and attach it to my radial plate and =
>treat this as an additional 24 66 foot radials.=20
>This depends on if the links are 2 inches apart and the fence is 4 feet =
>high when standing up as I think most fencing maybe., not including the =
>cross links, which would probably add to the radials.=20
>We're also doing some landscaping and I'm tempted to ask for the hole =
>roll and cut it into 4 or 5 4X66 foot screens and put this under my =
>vertical for a radial field.=20
>I've also managed to get my hands on 2 10 foot lengths of 2 inch steel =
>pipe to make a mast, considering a hex beam.=20
>
>73:=20
>Mike DE VO1AX=20

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