[TowerTalk] Best way to attach radial to radial plate

[Dan Bookwalter]

Mark

I guess I left something out , the plate will also tied to the tower at the base 
and  the entire grounding system , from the reading I have been doing , if  ,  I 
should take a strike the radial field will absorb much of the energy ,  assuming 
#14 or larger wire , the wire "should"survive.

Dan



----- Original Message ----
From: Mark Robinson <markrob at mindspring.com>
To: Dan Bookwalter <N8DCJ at YAHOO.COM>
Cc: TowerTalk at contesting.com
Sent: Sat, July 2, 2011 11:45:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Best way to attach radial to radial plate

I would crimp and solder the ring terminals. I would also apply some Penetrox 
between the ring terminal and the SS hardware.  I imagine that if a lightning 
strike occurred that the radial wires are more likely to be vaporized. The 
radial field isn't really meant to deal with lightning as it is an rf return. 
Maybe a ground rod and a spark gap would protect a vertical. I am not sure how 
to deal with static on the verticals

I am building their 40m four square right now too, so I will be interested in 
people replies.


Mark N1UK



----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Bookwalter" <n8dcj at yahoo.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, 02 July, 2011 11:29 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Best way to attach radial to radial plate


> I have a DXEngineering radial plate , they suggest using ring terminals , it
> seems to me that if you solder them , if , you taker a lightning strike the
> solder would all be vaporized ? Should I just wrap the wire around the
> screws/bolts and tighten them down that way ?
> 
> Dan N8DCJ
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