[OKDXA] Zero Five Multi-Band Vertical, Full Radial Plate, and Array Solutions ZF-MB-5K Balun Ordered

[Charette, Douglas]

Alan, I'm currently running a 4-BTV with about 40 or so radials.  You
might want to take a look at aluminum electric fence wire from your
local farm store instead of copper given the cost differential.  A 1/4
mile spool of 17ga. hotwire costs about $35, and I've had zero issues
with it so far after having it on the ground (not in the ground) the
last 6 months.  I see no difference in the surface finish after going
through the winter, it's still shiny.  If you use 1/4" lugs made for #10
wire, you can fit 4 wires into each one and crimp in place.

Good Luck!

73, Doug W5GA

-----Original Message-----
From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of N5PA
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:57 AM
To: 'Discussion of OKDXA'
Subject: [OKDXA] Zero Five Multi-Band Vertical, Full Radial Plate,and
Array Solutions ZF-MB-5K Balun Ordered

I just got finished ordering my Zero Five 43 Foot Multi-Band Vertical,
Full
Radial Plate, and the Array Solutions ZF-MBalun-5K Balun.  The antenna
will
ship tomorrow and the balun will ship today.  I am going to Lowe's this
evening after work and buy a bunch of wire for the radials.  Hopefully
in a
couple of weeks I will be on the air with the new vertical on 160-10
meters
with my Ameritron AL-1500 in line.  DX should be easier to work with
this
setup.  No traps or coils, I just have to put down a lot of radials.  I
want
to have it on the air before the Rwanda DXpedition comes up.  So I will
be
busy running radials.  He told me to get a one foot square copper plate
and
soldering a #8 wire to it and throw it out in my pond and it should add
extra grounding to the system.  I am going to put four 8 foot ground
rods at
the base to add to the grounding.  I should hit the water table since it
is
so close to the pond.  So hopefully in a few weeks I should have a
decent
signal on the bands and I should be able to work DX a lot better than I
can
know.

http://www.zerofive-antennas.com/ 

73,
Alan, N5PA







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