[TowerTalk] Re: Topband: Ground buss for vertical

[GALE STEWARD]

Mine hasn't in 12 years.  It is 6061-T6 so isn't real
soft.  I used tinned, insulated hookup wire for the
radials.  Used OXIBAN and stainless screws for the
connections with absolutely no problems.  Aren't any
of your antennas made out of aluminum?  Mine are!

73, Stew  K3ND



--- LYN Williams <designserv@ipass.net> wrote:
> GALE STEWARD wrote:
> > 
> > I use a 12 X 12 inch, .250 inch thick aluminum
> plate.
> > I drilled and tapped about 100 holes for
> connection of
> > the radial wires.  
> 
> Sounds questionable to me, considering that aluminum
> corrodes so
> easily outdoors.
> 
> Lyn, W4WDN


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