JJS goes over a repaired antenna and basic setup of a free-standing vertical Hustler Five-Band HF antenna. The ground radials kept getting damaged from people tripping over them, so JJS used Anderson Electrical connectors as an easy, quick, and damage-free solution to reconnecting radials.
I’m up to 96 radials on my BTV5 LOL!
I use the DX engineering radial base plate though.
During winter months I take down the BTV5 and put up a 55 foot vertical for 160/80 and 40/20
That is nice way to run the radials on a portable antenna. But what I noticed was the way you have the so-239 mounted. A lot handier than the recommended coax pigtail and less expensive than the DX Engineering coax connector. I really like the 4 and 5 btv antennas. but be cautious what you spend on a used one. If it needs a lot of hardware or parts it can get pricey to refurbish or upgrade a used one. I paid $60 for one,than needed to replace the capacitance hat and the clamps. The bottom insulators are now shot.(mine is at least 30 years old)
R&L has the 4 btv for $159.95. I have over half that in mine and it still don’t work. Even at the new price it is one of the best deals for a vertical. It is very rugged.
I’ve tried a number of vertical antennas (not the Hustler) and found most to be more trouble than help. I recently purchased a Comet CHA250B vertical. I use it for remote site operations. I was totally blown away when I set it up for the first time (20 minutes) and found it was true to its advertising as it boasted that this antenna was pre-tuned from 80m-10m. I attached it to my Yeasu 450D and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was indeed tuned as advertised. When I used the built in tuner on the 450D the SWR was basically flat on all bands. I made a contact from northern Idaho to Riverside CA and had a great report come back. Its a bit pricey but well with the $$$