I have an HF9V vertical that uses about 36 radials. The radials are
terminated at a square aluminum plate at the base of the antenna. I
have about a dozen holes in the plate. The screws, washers and nuts
to secure the ground wires to the plate are stainless steel. The
lugs at the end of the ground wire are the type intended for house
wiring. Maybe zinc coated over copper?

I would like to disassemble everything, clean it all up, then
reassemble but this time using some type of protective coating on each
connection to prevent moisture from getting in and disturbing
conductivity to all connections to the plate.

Question is, what have others done to prevent antenna connections,
such as ground radials from corrosion at their points of contact?

I've heard about Penetrox and was curious if it would work in this
application.

I live about 5 miles from the Ocean and the vertical is located on a
slope that gets watered at least once a week.


Thanks,

Jim Keller
WB6YXY
Oceanside, Ca.