I make high voltage (1380 volts and up) for a living. Trust me, NO amount
of tape will stop moisture. Unless, you have training on moisture blocks,
ect.
Just an observation..
73- Chuck KI9A
In a message dated 12/25/2009 8:33:10 P.M. Central Standard Time,
jim@audiosystemsgroup.com writes:
On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:54:14 -0600, Wes Attaway \(N5WA\) wrote:
>Twist the wires together over about a 1-inch length. Solder the
connection
>and massage some coax-seal around the joints.
I use ladder line for 2-wire Beverages. Soldering 300 ft out in the woods
is
not easy (unless you have a butane iron, which I do not). The one time I
had
to splice it I stripped and twisted as Wes suggested, then bonded the
wires
together using small split-bolt connectors. So that the two split bolts
wouldn't short out to each other, I offset the splice by an few inches.
It should also be noted that soldered copper joints are very likely to
break
at the joint when subjected to flexing, as with wire antennas in the wind.
Copper split bolt connectors are an excellent way to splice wire antennas
without soldering. I lock them down real well with pliers, then tape them
up
well to minimize oxidation.
73,
Jim K9YC
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