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Optional Radial Plate to Mounting Pipe Install the optional DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate on the 2" OD customer supplied mounting pipe using one optional DXE-SSVC-2P Stainless Steel V-Clamp as shown in the drawing below. Mount the Radial Plate so you have approximately 1" of space between the bottom of the plate and the ground level. This will allow easy access to install the radial wire hardware. The DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate comes with 20 sets of stainless steel hardware for mounting the radial wires. Mount the plate as shown in relation to how the Tilt Base is mounted. (For reference, there is a picture of a completed BTV base, with optional Tilt Base, Radial Plate and VFCC shown below). The picture to the right shows the Hustler BTV base, DXE-TB-3P Tilt Base DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate DXE-VFCC-H05-A Vertical Feedline Choke DX Engineering Radial Wires - 32 - DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate Installation
Attaching Ground Radial Wires to the Radial Plate Using the 20 sets of supplied 1/4" stainless steel hardware (Bolt, Flat Washer, Star Washer, Split Washer, Nut) connect the optional ground radial wires to the DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate as shown in the drawing below. Additional hardware kits are available (DXE-RADP-1HWK) that contain 20 sets of Radial Plate Hardware. At a minimum, 20 radials, each 20 feet long, should be used with the Hustler BTV antenna. DXE- RADW Radial Wire, a 14 gauge stranded copper with a black relaxed PVC insulation wire, is suggested for the best results. Better results are obtained with 30 to 60 radials, each 32 feet long. The wire radials should placed as symmetrically as possible straight from the feedpoint around the vertical antenna and spaced evenly, regardless of how many radials are used. Do not cross, zig-zag or bunch any radial wires as this nullifies their effectiveness. If you have limited space, put in as many straight radials as you can. The radials must be connected to the shield of your feedline. The DXE-RADP-3 Stainless Steel Radial Plate is an ideal optional item which provides an excellent system for attaching radial wires to your vertical antenna system feedpoint. Radial wires can be laid on the roots of the grass using DXE-STPL Radial Wire Anchor Pins to hold them down. Using enough staples will ensure the wires will not be snagged by mowers, people, or animals. As described earlier, the grass will quickly overgrow the radials and it will be virtually impossible to see them. There are optional DX Engineering Radial Wire Kits available. DXE-RADW-500K/BD contains a 500 foot spool of 14 gauge copper stranded wire with black PVC insulation, 20 Terminal Lugs and 100 Steel or Biodegradable Lawn Staples. The DXE-RADW-1000K/BD Radial Wire Kit contains a 1,000 foot spool of 14 gauge copper stranded wire with black PVC insulation, 40 Terminal Lugs and 200 Steel or Biodegradable Lawn Staples. RADW-20RT, -32RT or -65RT contain 20 each radial wires with 1/4" terminal attached. These kits come in 20 Ft, 32 Ft, or 65 Ft lengths. Depending on the number of radial wires used, space them out evenly around the Radial Plate. The Radial Plate will accommodate up to 60 radial wires (60 laser drilled holes), or up to 120 radials if doubled up. Radial Wire Hardware Installation - 33 - Radial Wire Pattern
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