Ditto.
I'm willing to bet that the great majority of hams use an aluminum
plate for SPG. Mine is 1/4" thick and replaces the foundation 'vent'
under my shack window.
73
Don
N8DE
Quoting Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>:
>
> IMHO It's A-OK matter of fact it's all I have ever used YMMV
>
> Wayne W3EA
>
>> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:58:41 -0400
>> From: charlie@thegallos.com
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] SPG Panels/feedthroughs etc
>>
>> We all know that the classic ground panel is a plate of copper of some
>> thickness, and also that other than silver, Cu is the best conductor out
>> there
>>
>> My question - I am thinking of making a ground panel/passthrough
>> (combined), and I was wondering how well Aluminum would work.
>>
>> Yes, I realize it is NOT as good a conductor (duh), but is it "good
>> enough". I have access to enough 6061 sheet/plate to make what I need, so
>> the real question is "when is good enough, good enough"
>>
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