combination of crimping, followed by solder. In the future, that advice
will be used on all outdoor crimped lugs at my station.
I only have one installation along these lines, outside in the elements,
winds to just under 70 MPH yearly, and temps from -10F to +120F across
the seasons.
My "wire" antenna is 1/4" stainless steel cable, crimped into copper
lugs, then soldered with silver solder, and the connection sealed in 3:1
thick wall shrink tube with adhesive the runs from the lug down 5"-6" on
the cable.
My connections point downward, but I also later realized that water can
wick into the cable, so should I need to re-do the connections in the
future, I'll back-fill the cable surrounded by the shrink tube with
acrylic, nothing fancy, just dribble in superglue until it's full.
I did this job in August of 2013, and have not noted any issues with
daily operation.
Pics upon request.
Kurt
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