On 7/12/21 6:50 AM, Steve London wrote:
This is an N4KG grounded tower, elevated feedpoint, 160 vertical. See the
ON4UN Low Band DXing book.
I have 8 radials. Each radial is insulated from the tower. The radials must
then be connected to each other with a ring around the tower. This
connection between the ring and each radial is where I have had problems.
BTW, on my rock hilltop, with no soil, it has proven to be the most
effective 160 antenna of the many I have tried.
73,
Steve, N2IC
Split bolts. Although you do need to provide some mechanical support for
both wires. That is, the radials could go to standard insulators, which
are anchored to the tower. Then, the ring around could be done with
split bolts, or twisting the wire and soldering - since there would be
not much load on that joint.
On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 7:34 AM Wes Attaway <wesattaway@bellsouth.net>
wrote:
What is the configuration? Are they hanging from a tree limb? How long
are
they? Etc ....
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Wes Attaway (N5WA)
(318) 393-3289 - Shreveport, LA
Computer/Cellphone Forensics
AttawayForensics.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Steve
London
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2021 8:27 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Joining two perpendicular wires
This may seem to be an easy problem, but the solutions I have tried have
not held up.
I need to electrically and mechanically join 2 perpendicular pieces of
bare, #12 copper wire. They will be subject to wind forces which have
repeatedly broken mere solder joints.
Suggestions ?
Steve, N2IC
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