[TowerTalk] Topband: Radial Attachment Plate

[Jim W7RY]

Something else to consider for coating the plate Stan is FlexSeal. Flex 
Seal Family of Products | Official Store | flexsealproducts.com 
<https://flexsealproducts.com/#1>

I'm going to try it on my 40 meter dipole traps to see if it will extend 
the life of them.


Comes in paint on and spray on.

73, Jim W7RY


On 10/30/2023 7:24 PM, Stan Stockton wrote:
> Jim,
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> Thanks for pointing me to that review.  I looked at that picture.  These
> are 304 grade stainless. DX Engineering's plate is the same - 304 stainless
> steel which is not the best for corrosion resistance.  316 would be much
> better.  Those in the review were installed on a table 100 feet from the
> sea with the crappy sheet metal screws included that will definitely
> corrode.  Of course there is a huge difference between 75 or 100 feet and 5
> miles from the salt water regarding corrosion.
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> My plan is to get all my radials attached and then perhaps spray the whole
> thing with liquid electrical tape and deploy it when I am there for a few
> months a year.  Then I will roll the radials up and store it intact when I
> am not there, relying on however many radials I have buried during the off
> season.
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> In my application I want it around a tower which this will do and the DX
> Engineering plate will not.
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> There are several sizes and the smallest one which would be good for a
> vertical made from aluminum tubing would only cost $7.99 delivered.  Can't
> beat that deal.
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> What I need now is a stainless steel angle the right size and preferably
> with a 5/8" hole to mount an SO-239 to the radial plate.
>
> 73...Stan
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> On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 5:53 PM Jim Brown<jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>  wrote:
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>> On 10/30/2023 3:25 PM, Stan Stockton wrote:
>>> If you are interested send me an email and I will send you a picture of
>> the
>>> thing put together.
>>> I think it will help with my corrosion problem and wanted to share the
>>> information.
>> A caution, Stan. One of the reviews notes corrosion after six months.
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>> I'm using the DX Eng radial plate. Pricy, but 17 years later, not a
>> sniff of corrosion, 5 miles from the Pacific.
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>> 73, Jim K9YC
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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY