Make stress-loaded wires of the radial field of stainless steel aircraft
cable, connected with wire rope clips, etc., to which untensioned copper
wire is taped or looped-around. The steel cable serves as a messenger
cable for the soft copper..
/Bill, K2PO
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> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:26:49 -0600
> From: Steve London <n2icarrl@gmail.com>
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Joining two perpendicular wires
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> 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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