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DX Engineering Grounding and Lightning Protection
DX Engineering Utility Enclosure Kits
DX Engineering Utility Enclosure Kits are ideal for the outdoor mounting of many types of lightning protectors or other equipment. This enclosure and grounding plate kit accommodates coaxial protectors with a flange mount or bracket so connectors are parallel with the grounding plate. (Bulkhead protectors that mount the connector through a grounding panel cannot be used.) DX Engineering DXE-UE-2P Utility Enclosure kits are manufactured from weather-resistant, high-impact thermoplastic material that protects the inside components against rain and directed water spray. The housing and wire entrance grommet materials used in the enclosure are fire-retardant and UV-stabilized and resist degradation from weathering, environmental contaminants, chemical fertilizers, and insecticide sprays. The exterior of the housing may be painted with latex or oil base paints if needed to help blend into the location. Because these kits have many potential applications, no holes have been drilled in the enclosure. However, mounting holes have been pre-drilled in the aluminum mounting plate. Four of the six sheet metal screws are included to secure the mounting plate to the enclosure; the other two sheet metal screws are for mounting the copper strap clamp to the mounting plate. Watertight feedthrough couplers mount to the top of the enclosure; drilling or cutting with a hole saw is required. Eleven port openings exist in the bottom--two are large for conduit coaxial entry/exit, and nine are smaller for coaxial cable, rotor cable, Telco lines, and more. All openings are sealed by a weathertight foam insert. NOTE: The DXE-UE-2P accommodates coaxial protectors that have a Flange Mount bracket, or those that work with an accessory bracket, to mount the connectors parallel with the grounding plate. Bulkhead Mount protectors that place a connector through the grounding plate cannot be used. These kits include: * 13 in. W x 14 in. H x 4 in. D enclosure (11-1/2 in. W x 11 in. H x 3-1/8 in. D) * 6 stainless steel hex washer head slotted sheet metal #8 x 1/2 in. screws * 8 in. W x 11.0 in. H x 1/8 in. D pre-drilled 6061-T6 aluminum mounting plate * Four weathertight coaxial cable feedthrough couplers, ideal for most RG8U or RG-213 sized coaxial cable * One 2 in. x 1/2 in. x 1/8 in. thick copper strap clamp with two drilled holes Note: Whenever the DX Engineering "Documentation" tab is available, please look at the associated files for additional product information. Provide proper protection for your weather-sensitive connections. Use DX Engineering Utility Enclosure Kits to supply the environmental safeguard you need!
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DX Engineering UCGC-Z Universal Copper Grounding Clamps
DX Engineering Universal Copper Grounding Clamps, model DXE-UCGC-Z, are custom designed to provide a ground rod mounting solution for various types of lightning protectors commonly used for Amateur Radio. The "Z" design makes it easy to install and remove coaxial cable connectors. This ground rod clamp for surge protector mounting is ideal for permanent installations as well as for temporary installations, such as Field Day. The DXE-UCGC-Z Copper Grounding Clamp Features: - Mounts up to six protectors onto one ground rod - Fits common standard 5/8 in. through 3/4 in. diameter ground rods - Made from 1/16 in. thick Copper Alloy 110 for maximum conductivity -"Z" bends in the copper for easier installation and removal of coax connectors on protectors - Easy to assemble two-piece construction. Each plate is approximately 3-1/4 in. wide x 4-3/16 in. tall - Stainless Steel hardware is included: Four 1/4 in.-20 x 3/4 in. long hex head bolts, eight 1/4 in. flat washers, four 1/4 in.-20 Nyloc hex nuts - Using this copper clamp is faster and easier than building up the joint for an exothermic weld The DXE-UCGC-Z can easily mount up to six lightning protectors. The photo shows two DX Engineering and two PolyPhaser lightning protectors installed on a DXE-UCGC-Z mounted to a 5/8 in. diameter ground rod. Other lightning protection products can also be mounted, such as the DXE-IS-RCT Control Line Protector and Alpha Delta Lightning Protectors. Additionally, a solid copper strap from the station grounding bus bar may also be sandwiched between the copper plates of this clamp and the ground rod (not shown). An anti-seize compound such as JTL-12555 Jet Lube SS-30 Pure Copper Anti-Seize must be used on the threads to prevent galling or seizing of stainless steel hardware. All connections must be generously coated with a conductive joint compound to prevent moisture penetration and enhance conductivity. Properly weatherproofing coaxial cables and lightning protectors is important to ensure the longevity of the connection and maintain optimal performance. Prior to attaching the lightning protectors, install the coaxial cables to the lightning protectors and weather seal the PL-259 connectors using TES-2155 Temflex Rubber Sealing Tape with an overwrap of TES-06132 3M Super 33+ Vinyl Tape or 3M Scotch Super 88 Premium Vinyl Tape (TES-06143). These easily removable connector sealing tapes are now available in kits. The lightning protector bodies are not weatherproof and it is suggested to use a DX Engineering Weatherproofing Kits to permanently cover the body of the protectors. Some users have also suggested covering the entire assembly with a plastic food container or plastic trash bin As with all electronic equipment, take proper safety considerations. For example: Do not install if there is a storm anywhere in your area. Do not adjust or touch the grounding system equipment when there is a storm anywhere in your area. Make sure all power is removed before making any adjustments or working on any ground system or grounding components. Note: Whenever the DX Engineering "Documentation" tab is available, please look at the associated files for additional product information. Complete your coaxial cable grounding installation with DX Engineering UCGC-Z Universal Copper Grounding Clamps.
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DX Engineering GBWM-W Copper Ground Bus Wall Mounts
DX Engineering GBWM-W Copper Ground Bus Wall Mounts are very rugged and can be used a station ground bus or as a single point ground for surge protectors. They are wide enough to mount up to four Flange Mount Coaxial Surge Arrestors, PolyPhaser or Alpha Delta. Heavy 13 gauge (.0937 in.) tempered copper prevents twisting or flexing from the weight of long coax cable runs. GBWM-W ground busses come with ground lugs, ring terminals and hardware. GBWM-W features: * Four ground point holes for 1/4 in. hardware and 1/4 in. ring terminals * Wider than the original GBWM model by 1.563 in. to accommodate larger arrestors * Can hold up to four Alpha Delta TT/ATT3G50 coax surge protectors * Can hold up to four PolyPhaser flange-mounted surge protectors * May be used indoors or outdoors * Uses the stud/nut that comes with TT/ATT3G50 units to mount them to bus bar * Supplied copper lugs handle ground wires from 14 to 4 AWG to attach to Single Point Grounds (SPG), station grounds or ground rods * Crimp ring terminals are provided for additional ground-wire connections * Wall mounting screws required are common types, like number 10 pan head or common black drywall screws (user-supplied) Note: Whenever the DX Engineering "Documentation" tab is available, please look at the associated files for additional product information. Every ham knows that providing effective station grounding is very important. DX Engineering GBWM-W Copper Ground Bus Wall Mounts provide the kind of single-point ground your equipment and coaxial runs need!
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DX Engineering Small Utility Enclosure Kits
DX Engineering Small Utility Enclosure Kits are weather-resistant, high-impact thermoplastic enclosures, perfect for outdoor mounting of lightning protectors or other equipment. Their design ensures protection against rain and direct water spray. These DXE-UE-1P enclosures are a smaller option compared to the DXE-UE-2P enclosure. The thermoplastic housing and wire entrance materials are fire retardant, UV stabilized, and resistant to degradation from environmental contaminants, chemical fertilizers, and insecticide sprays. Additionally, the housing can be painted with latex or oil-based paints. Provide proper protection for your weather-sensitive connections. Use DX Engineering Small Utility Enclosure Kits to supply the environmental safeguard you need!
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DX Engineering Ladder Line Surge Protector
Built by popular demand, the DX Engineering Ladder Line Surge Protector is ready to be placed in line with your balanced feedline antenna system! For many years, hams have asked us for a surge protector for use with their 300 ohm and 450 ohm ladder line fed antennas. Decades ago automotive spark plugs or arc gaps were used for shunting lightning pulses from balanced feeders to ground. But, you never really knew if they were going to work, if they really were continuing to work or if they were affecting the tuning. Here is the modern approach to providing surge protection for ladder line fed antennas. Made with components similar to those used in coaxial protectors, the DXE-LLSP uses much larger capacitors, resistors and gas discharge tubes on each leg of the ladder line to offer excellent surge protection capabilities at high SWR. These components are rated to handle 5 kW, so this protector will easily handle well over legal limit RF power at the high standing wave ratios expected on balanced line. Plus, the Ladder Line Surge Protector bleeds off the static charge that is collected on your antenna from wind driven sand, rain and snow! The DXE-LLSP Ladder Line Surge Protector is built to sustain multiple minor surges. As with any surge protector, there is no guarantee that a direct hit from lightning will be stopped. A replacement parts kit is also available to refurbish your pulse damaged protector: DXE-LLSP-RP Features of the DX Engineering Ladder Line Surge Protector: • Standard size NEMA enclosure; 4 x 4 x 2 in. nominal box dimensions; mounting tab holes on centers: 4.625 x 2.125 in. • Works with 450 ohm or 300 ohm Ladder Line and 600 ohm open-wire feeder • Internal Gas Discharge Tubes, Capacitors and Resistors • Can withstand multiple minor surges and shunts them to ground • Bleeds off static charge collected from wind driven snow, rain and sand • Weep holes allow any buildup of internal moisture to drain out • Handles well over legal limit at high SWR as expected on balanced line NOTE: The DXE-LLSP is an RF only device that does not carry DC voltage. Therefore it cannot be tested with a multimeter. It must be tested with an analyzer and a 300 ohm resistor, or by connecting an antenna feedline. If there is infinite SWR or no receive, the components have been damaged by lightning pulse energy and need to be replaced with the DXE-LLSP-RP Ladder Line Surge Protector Replacement Parts Kit. Order the DX Engineering Ladder Line Surge Protector for your balanced feedline antenna system today!
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DX Engineering Copper Strap Bonding Clamps
DX Engineering Copper Strap Bonding Clamps are used for easy, mechanical attachment of grounding conductors or straps to each other or to ground rods. For your high performance grounding installations, we offer several copper clamp styles. The most popular, copper strap to copper-clad ground rod clamps fit nominal 5/8 through 3/4 in. rod sizes. DX Engineering's strap-to-strap styles bond two copper straps together--perfect for extending an existing run or adding drops to your equipment--and their strap-to-wire style clamps provide a convenient way to bond heavy-gauge copper wire (6 AWG to 1 AWG) to flat copper grounding straps. Note: Whenever the DX Engineering "Documentation" tab is available, please look at the associated files for additional product information. All copper bonding clamps include 18-8 stainless steel hardware. Make a bond for better lightning protection with DX Engineering Copper Strap Bonding Clamps!
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DX Engineering Control Line Terminal Boards
DX Engineering Control Line Terminal Boards are designed to provide a flexible and simplified approach to control line surge protection. The DXE-CLTB is a small, 3 inch square printed circuit board (PCB) with four ten-wire compression screw terminal blocks that handle from 14 to 26 AWG conductors and up to 10A. The two outer terminal blocks are for input and output of the control wires and the two 45 degree angled ten-wire compression screw terminal blocks are for connecting the required number of individual electronic surge protection components. This provides for the choice of components to install between the control line and ground for shunt protection. Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV), Gas Discharge Tube (GDT), EMP Suppressor TVS Diodes, RF Bypass Capacitors and other wire lead components are easily connected between each control line conductor and ground with the DXE-CLTB. This open-board, no-chassis concept allows easy mounting on a single point grounding panel, to support simplified inspection and exchange of control line electronic surge protection components that should be done on a regular basis. For effective protection wherever electronic devices are used as a shunt to ground, a low impedance ground is crucial. The DXE-CLTB Control Line Terminal Board has four corner ground plane screw holes. It includes a hardware kit of four self-tapping screws, spacers and external tooth washers, for mounting the PCB on a metal grounding panel inside an enclosure. The DXE-CLTB-M Control Line Terminal Board also includes a 10-pack of MOVs. The following components are available separately for a variety protection projects: DXE-MOV-82VDC-10 Metal Oxide Varistor, Surge Protector, max. 82VDC/50VAC Pack of 10 DXE-GDT-4KV-5 Gas Discharge Tube, Surge Arrestor, 4kV, Pack of 5 DXE-TVS-1500-10 ESD Suppressor, TVS Diode, Bidirectional, 17VDC max., Pack of 10 DXE-CAP-PT1UF-10 Capacitor, Ceramic, 0.1uf, 1kV DC, RF Bypass, Pack of 10
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DX Engineering Coax Shield Grounding Kits
DX Engineering Coax Shield Grounding Kits provide an effective ground path away from you and your radio equipment! These coax shield kits provide a low inductance path for proper ground contact of your coax shield to the tower, top and bottom. DX Engineering Coax Shield Grounding Kits are used inline with coax terminated with UHF Male/PL-259. These strong, stainless steel brackets fit tower leg diameters from 1.0 to 1.5 in. (DXE-CSGK-150) and 1.0 in. up to 2.0 in. (DXE-CGSK-200). Each include a pair of our special DX Engineering Silver Plated UHF Flanged Double Female Bulkhead Connector Kits which provide a secure low impedance and low inductance ground. All required stainless steel hardware is included in each DXE-UHF-FDFB-KIT. For coaxial cables terminated with or Type-N Male connectors, see DXE-CGB-150 and DXE-CGB-200 Coax Grounding Brackets for use with DXE-1023-2 Type-N silver plated double female bulkhead coaxial connector pair with PTFE dielectric. Lightning protection and grounding are critical. Make a plan and complete your grounding path with low-inductance DX Engineering Coax Shield Grounding Kits for superior lightning and surge protection.
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DX Engineering Solid Copper Ground Wire Kits
DX Engineering Solid Copper Ground Wire Kits provide a dependable grounding solution for amateur radio stations in the home shack, during Field Day events, and for portable operations. Constructed from durable 6 AWG bare solid copper wire, these kits are available in 5, 10, 15, and 20-foot lengths. Each kit includes two 1/4-inch (0.250 in.) ring terminals and two 3/8-inch (0.375 in.) ring terminals for secure, easy-to-install connections.
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DX Engineering Weatherproofing Kits
DX Engineering Weatherproofing Kits weatherize your outdoor connections and prevent moisture entry and corrosion with vapor wrap and high quality electrical tape. When your non-weather resistant equipment needs to be mounted outdoors, these weatherproofing kits provide needed protection. Use these kits to protect lightning protectors, coaxial connections, antenna joints, steel hardware, junction boxes and just about anything you can wrap with tape by using these kits. The non-conductive malleable vapor wrap sealant is water-impermeable and withstands temperatures from minus 65 degrees F to plus 180 degrees F without cracking. Choose from Standard, Upgraded or Ultimate kits with different grades of vinyl tape. The WK-PRO Kit has more vapor wrap material and five rolls of tape for large projects. See each kit's detailed description. Note: Whenever the DX Engineering "Documentation" tab is available, please look at the associated files for additional product information. Reliable waterproofing is important to protect equipment and cable connections from damage caused by moisture penetration. Protect your equipment, handle extreme temperatures, and remain unaffected by water and UV sun rays with DX Engineering Weatherproofing Kits.
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DX Engineering Radio RF Ground Plane Kits
DX Engineering Radio RF Ground Plane Kits provide an effective method of reducing stray RF pickup by equipment and interconnecting cables. Used under and connected to radio equipment, these 1/16 inch thick, pre-drilled aluminum or copper sheets create an RF reference plane that is also connected to the existing grounding bus. As described in the ARRL's "Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur 2nd Edition" by H. Ward Silver, N0AX; a large surface area of metal improves upon the single conductor grounding buss by equalizing the RF E-field (electric field) around equipment and attached cables. This reduces voltage differences between pieces of equipment and the associated currents that cause RF interference to transceivers, microphones and accessories. The reduction in RF interference improves both transmitted and received signal quality. Radio RF Ground Plane Kits are available in 12 versions; three sizes of aluminum or copper plate with hardware and the same three sizes of aluminum or copper plates with companion mounting boards made of 1/2 inch thick Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), with hardware. All kits are intended for indoor use only. As used by top contesters and DXers alike, a flat metal sheet placed under equipment, along with physically short grounding braids, wires and interconnection cables can significantly reduce the RF voltage differences between cables and equipment. The chance of RF trouble in your equipment is reduced by installing DX Engineering Radio RF Ground Plane Kits in your station.
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DX Engineering's Aluminum Radio RF Ground Plane Kits
DX Engineering's Aluminum Radio RF Ground Plane Kits provide an effective method of reducing stray RF pickup by equipment and interconnecting cables. Used under and in back of equipment, this 1/16 inch thick, pre-drilled aluminum sheet creates an RF reference plane that is typically connected to the existing grounding bus, and provides an economical alternative to a copper sheet. As described in the ARRL book "Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur, 2nd Edition" by H. Ward Silver, N0AX; a large surface area of metal improves upon the single conductor grounding buss by equalizing the RF E-field (electric field) around equipment and attached cables. This reduces voltage differences between pieces of equipment and the associated currents that cause RF interference to transceivers, microphones and accessories. The reduction in RF interference improves both transmitted and received signal quality. Radio RF Ground Plane Kits are available in 12 versions; three sizes of copper or aluminum plate with hardware and the same three sizes of copper or aluminum plates with companion mounting boards made of Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), with hardware. All kits are intended for indoor use only. As used by top contesters and DXers alike, a flat metal sheet placed under equipment, along with physically short grounding braids, wires and interconnection cables can significantly reduce the RF voltage differences between cables and equipment. The chance of RF trouble in your equipment is reduced by installing DX Engineering Aluminum Radio RF Ground Plane Kits in your station.
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