Paul, Tnx for your feedback. Good info 73, N2TK, Tony -----Original Message----- From: Paul Christensen [mailto:w...@arrl.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 9:51 AM To: 'N2TK, Tony' <tony....@verizon.net>; topband@contesting.com Subject: RE: Topband: Radial plate
Tony, Instead of a wire, consider using a short 1/2" wide copper strap from the radial plate up to the coaxial input connection on your box. I think you made the right choice in using a separate box for the feed. I recently did the same with NEMA 4x4x2 boxes mounted on a 2-inch pipe. The SO-239 mounting hole in the DXE radial plate is convenient, but not practical for most of us since the connector is at, or near the ground surface. The connector then becomes susceptible to snow and/or vegetation growing up through it. The DXE radial plate should have been made to accommodate standard 2-hole lugs. It's unfortunate because it was easy to implement at the time of design. 2-hole lugs cant spin and loosen on the mounting bolt when accidentally struck. That would have brought the plate up to commercial telecom standards. When I worked for AT&T Broadband, I wrote portions of their Network Architectural Manual that focused on facilities readiness standards. We required 2-hole lugs at all ground bonding points or a site failed compliance testing. Paul, W9AC -----Original Message----- From: Topband <topband-boun...@contesting.com> On Behalf Of N2TK, Tony Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 9:09 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Radial plate 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 dont 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 _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband