Has anyone had experience with this stuff? I just had a failure on one of
the pigtails connecting a top loading wire to the mast on my 160M
vertical....most disconcerting, as it requires a 75 ft climb and removal of
the mast and wires.
As a way of trying to insure that this does not happen again, I was thinking
of using some of this braided copper rope. The stuff I have is about 3/8"
diameter but I could unwind one strand to make it less bulky. It is very
flexible, something the copper braid I used up top apparently is not.
Connection would be via split-bolt connectors to the wire and crimp/solder
loops to the mast.
The rope looks like a good candidate for this job, but I'd like to be sure
that what I'm proposing won't end in failure down the line. Comments or
suggestions would be most welcome.
Bill, VE3CSK
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