I have a DX Engineering radial plate bolted to the tilt-over base of my
aluminum tower. It is very nice, and I use the coax cable feature to
ground my feedline.
It is really overkill for your purpose. I would crimp *_and solder
_*ring terminals onto each radial, with perhaps 1/4" holes. I would
then stack them on a long 1/4-20 Stainless hex head bolt along with the
wire to run up the pole, then seriously tighten the bolt. Trivial cost
& easier to do.
On 6/27/2018 9:08 AM, N2TK, Tony wrote:
Planning on changing from elevated radials to ground mounted radials for my
80 M 4-sq. After twice having to rebuild the elevated radials this past
winter from the snow/ice storms it is time to go to the ground. I plan on
having the feedpoints on 4x4 posts with the feedpoints 3’ up from the ground
so they don’t get snow covered often.
Looking at the DXEngineering Radial plates. It looks like an easy way to tie
the radials together on the ground then run a ground wire up to a box at the
feedpoint. Any comments or issues with using these radial plates?
Also going to use buried feedlines – RG6, ¾ wave with 8 turns through #31
big clamp-on core at the feedpoint.
73,
N2TK, Tony
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