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Radial Plate to Mounting Pipe
Place the optional
DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate over the 2.895" OD mounting pipe. Connections to
the antenna will be made via the optional DXE-363-SST bulkhead fitting SO-239 socket connector.
The DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate comes with 20 sets of stainless steel hardware for mounting the
radial wires. It is suggested that 32 radial each 65 feet long be used, therefore additional DXE-
RADP-1HWK Radial Plate Wire Attachment Hardware Kits will be required.
Optional DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate Mounted to a customer supplied 3" OD Mounting Pipe
Attaching Ground Radial Wires to the Optional Radial Plate
Using the 20 sets of supplied 1/4" stainless steel hardware (Bolt, Star Washer, Flat Washer, Split
Washer, Nut) connect the optional ground radial wires to the
DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate as shown
in Figure 2 . Additional hardware kits are available ( DXE-RADP-1HWK ) that contain 20 sets of
Radial Plate Hardware.
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.