I have the DXE radial plate with 90 radials. Well worth the money and it makes for a very clean installation....no snarls of wire.
73 David Harmon K6XYZ Sperry, OK -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Smits Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 7:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: [TowerTalk] Radial Plate Designs On February 11, 2015 05:07:47 am Paul Christensen wrote: > >"Those Hammy Hambone radial plates I have seen advertised are > >considerably > > more expensive than a handful of silver brazing rods and a Mapp gas > outfit." > > Don, > > All good points. A few weeks back, there was a discussion here about > the virtues of using MAPP gas or acetylene with silver brazing rods. > I agree that the currently available radial plates are inferior to a > ring composed of brazed silver-solder connections. > > However, if a plate is used, a two-hole lug offers many mechanical and > electrical advantages over the single hole type, but: (1) the 2-hole > lug cost is a significant limiting factor; and (2) no matter how good > the bolted connection, over time it will be inferior to a brazed bond. > Between the cost of a new plate design and say...a bag of 100 2-hole > lugs, bolts, washers, and nuts, the cost will easily exceed a brazed > grounding system of the type you discussed. > DX Engineering has radial plates advertised for 57.99 US, Stainless Steel, 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. sq., Pre-drilled, 60 holes, Includes 20 sets SS Hdwr. More SS Hdwre available for $7.95 for each * Twenty 1/4 in. stainless steel bolts * Twenty 1/4 in. stainless steel nuts * Twenty 1/4 in. stainless steel flat washers * Twenty 1/4 in. stainless steel split washers * Twenty 1/4 in. stainless steel star washers I Have No connection to the seller. -- Bob Smits <[email protected]> VE7HS _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
