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Re: Topband: Radial Plate

To: Dick <dmcnutt3@cox.net>
Subject: Re: Topband: Radial Plate
From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 19:03:12 -0300
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
Dick, An easy way out and probably the least expensive is to bend a ring out of some Home Depot 1 inch copper tubing. Bend it in a circle and put a coupling where the two ends come together. You can fit this to the size required. Solder the radials directly with Silver Solder or as a second choice use a bunch of stainless steel hose clamps to attach the radial wires. If the second option is used it would be a good idea to elevate ring above ground by a few inches and wrap the connections with Butyl rubber and good electrical tape.

Good Luck,

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ

Dick wrote:

Who makes a good radial plate...I have found one that is made of aluminum
but concerned about dissimilar metal corrosion over time...probably brass
would be best...or stainless steel...any ideas... Dick W4NTG....




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