Not sure what "steak-ons" you are referring to, but you can buy  crimp on 
ring terminals at  Homo Depot or  Auto Zone or places like that.   You can 
attach several wires to one terminal.   Stating the obvious here, but be 
sure to strip the ends of the wire before   crimping them in the terminal. 
I think the size that is yellow color will fit the screw nicely and allow 
you to insert  2, 3, or 4 wires, depending on what gauge wire you are using.


I don't think it's the end of the world if you attach all radials to one 
side of the antenna and  bring some of them back to go in the other 
direction.   But I think you would be better off if you put half on one side 
and half on the other.   Remove the screw and put half of the radials on the 
screw and reinsert it into the base of the antenna.  On the end of the screw 
that is  now sticking out of the other side of the antenna, attach the rest 
of the radials, your coax braid, and the bottom end of the little matching 
coil,  then tighten up everything with washers and nut.     If you don't go 
the crimp terminal route, just wrap the wires around the screw and be sure 
to use a washer to  squeeze the wires between the nut and antenna, or  you 
will have a hard time getting things to stay in place.

73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:48 PM
Subject: radials


> Yall have sold me on radials.  Now just to get some wire.  How do I get 
> the
> radials to stay attached to the screw on the antenna?  Do I use the
> steak-ons that you can buy at the hardware store?  If so, can I put more
> than 1 wire in a steak-on and spread tham out after that?  Also, the screw
> is on one side of the antenna, is it ok for the radials to wrap around the
> base of the antenna right above the ground to get to the other side to
> stretch the radials out?.
>