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WB2QIG
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Rating: 5/5
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May 14, 2013 14:28
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Really Good!
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Time owned: months
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Let me start off by saying what effort Ross put into getting the pins to me. On a scale of 1 to 5 he was a TEN! The Post Office however gets a -100. If I was running a company like the Post Office is run, well, never mind. Unfortunately I think Ross lost money in the money spent for delivery.
Good product, GREAT service, & a general all round nice man to do business with. If all vendors were as decent as Ross is, oh baby, life would not only be good, it would GREAT.
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KH6DC
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 30, 2013 22:04
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Awesome
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Been using DXengineering biodegrdable plastic anchors but when installing in moist clayey soil (adobe), lightly hammering breaks them. Tried Ross Radio's anchors and they slide right in holding the ground radials tight. Ordered 2 bags and installed 32 radials. I may install another 32 and will definitely order more anchors.
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K6BHB
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 24, 2013 23:47
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great value, nice touch
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Okay, so when you order this, you get a ziploc bag of wire staples for your ground radials. There's not much to it -- you puts your wire down and then you push the staple on top of it. Works pretty well.
I was impressed with the packaging -- it included some printed instructions on setting up ground radials, as well as a CDR with a few technical articles. There was even a QSL card in there, made out to my call sign, with the note "Hope to catch you on the bands one day!" I guess he knows his target market -- new hams trying to set up an antenna. Good stuff!
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W4NRY
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 7, 2013 10:27
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Just right
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Plenty of radial pins for the price! Prompt delivery, even included a CD on radial performance and theory. A must for any vertical antenna installation.
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KE7SA
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 25, 2012 12:45
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Radial Wire Staples
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Just installed a DX-88 using Ross's staples. Did the research, read the reviews and ordered 2 bags, about 700+ staples. Ross confirmed receipt, shipment and even a follow up! Laid out 38 radials so far. Made a "heavy duty" radial plate. Took lots of pictures. Greats tips from others here on "Reviews." Install was easier than I thought. Took about 4 hours over two days of rain. I used a heavy rubberized glove to thumb push the staples into the sod. They went down easily. Also wore my water-proof pressure washing pants to get on the ground. So far, DX-88 performance is equal to a 64 foot center feed Zepp dipole at 34 feet up at center that the DX-88 will replace. Still testing and tuning but all seems well. VSWR is 1.2 to 1.5 and losses measure very low on the network analyzer. I wish other vendors would operate a business like Ross does. First class!
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KF7UXC
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 17, 2012 12:02
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These really work!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I just finished putting out 47 radials for a Butternut HF9V multiband vertical. They were a mix of 40m and 20m 1/4 wave-lengths to fit the yard. I used an entire 0.5 lb bag (I bought two bags since they are not expensive and wanted extras if needed). I'm very happy with them so far - the Ross staples made the radials disappear into the lawn as advertised (I first mowed the lawn to make sure the grass was reasonably short to start). The quality of the small Ross Radio staples is very good and they were easy to place without tools. My wife and I stapled the radials in less than 30 mins. The quality of service from Ross Radio was exceptional and would highly recommend them.
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N9ZI
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Rating: 5/5
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May 21, 2012 13:46
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Works Great
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Great product - Fast shipping - Good price - Nice gentleman to do business with. Have purchased more than once, always great service.
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WA8CCU
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Rating: 5/5
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May 11, 2012 12:39
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Excellent product and service!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I always poo-pooed radial staples.
I decided I would invent a soil/grass slot maker for the wire,using the garden tractor....that idea worked poorly at best.
Then I got the brilliant idea of a 1"x1" stick with a rather sharp edged pulley at the end that fit the #14 wire radial. Just layout the wire and roller'in'.......worked worse than my first idea.
So.....I buy some of the Ross staples....what the heck, they are inexpensive but probably won't work anyhow.
WOW! Was I wrong, these things sure don't look like much, but they work great!
Easy to push in, install goes fast and bingo, one week later I can't find the radials.
They are really inexpensive for what they accomplish and certainly will take the frustration out of radial installations.
Lastly, Ross is a pleasure to do business with, honest and a real gentleman.
Al WA8CCU
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WN0Y
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 20, 2012 19:47
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Fast shipping and easy too use
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Ross shipped these very fast. It didn't take long to put down a dozen radials. The staples push in quite easily and hold well. Much better than digging up the yard. Also much better than trying to make your own. I highly recommend using these! Al - WN0Y
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NC0Q
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 14, 2012 18:35
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Necessary for ground radial installation.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Ross is an incredible guy, is very proud of his product and makes you feel like the best person in the world for buying from him, which is curious because I am not aware of any competitor.
The staples are perfect for what they do; hold the wires down long enough for the grass to pull them down.
2 years ago I put down about 30 radials for a Hustler 6btv, using 17 gauge aluminum electric fence wire and these staples. I wish I had done them all at once because it only took 2 weeks for the first set to disappear, making it difficult to not overlap with the second set. This was during the dry part of the summer...last fall I decided to pull one up to see how it was doing, to check for corrosion. The wire I chose, which had been tacked down on top of the grass, had been pulled under the topsoil along the majority of its length. The aluminum is faring well in my agricultural clay, suburbian back yard. I don't think I encountered any of the staples...methinks they turn to dust after they have done their job, which is actually a good thing, lest these pokey little things hang around to puncture somebody's foot.
Besides being an excellent product, it serves as a convenient way to evangelize the ham radio community on the ONLY way to install ground radials. People who dig trenches or cut slits with weedwackers or anything else are really wasting their time and energy, especially if the ground supports the growth of turfgrass or any kind of vegetative cover.
I had to rework some of my radial field due to installing a playset for the kids and other such things. My first stop was Ross Radio. I ordered Sunday afternoon when I ran out of them, and they arrived Wednesday.
BTW I think if you are going to use springy wire like I am, aluminum solid 17 gauge, it serves well to use the staples liberally...about one every foot. Otherwise, a kid manages to snag a segment between staples, and if the thing works loose enough, I end up with a jumbled coil at the base of my antenna (worst case scenario.) This happened to me because I put down a bunch of radials in the middle of winter, and there is no growth to "take over" and pull the wires in. May not be such an issue if you're using stranded wire which seems to stay put after you lay it out.
Anyway thanks Ross for a great product, and making it simple to implement the BEST way to install ground radials.
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