I considered using a ring of copper tubing with all the radials
soldered or securely fastened to it ... but threw that out when it
dawned on me that the ring served no real purpose except to 'look good'.
My solution was simple: take 4 or 5 radial wires, crimp and solder
them in o-ring type solder lugs ... and then take all those lugs
together on a small bolt of the correct size, tightening it with a
lockwasher and nut.
An extra 0-ring lug in the stack has a #12 THHN wire going to the
ground rod and 'ground side' of the SO-239 mounted at the base of the
vertical antenna.
You can see the feedpoint (sans radials) on qrz.com (at the very
bottom of the page)
They have been down and secured in this configuration for 2+1/2 years
now with not a problem.
73
Don
N8DE
Quoting K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>:
> On 2/10/2012 1:55 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> On 2/10/2012 10:27 AM, James C. Hall, MD wrote:
>>> Interesting - what about using copper split bolts on that ring of
>>> 1-0 copper
>>> ? No soldering. Multiple radials under one bolt, too.
>> I LOVE copper split-bolts, and use them extensively with my wire
>> antennas. I use them for making connections, for securing the ends of
>> the wires at center insulators and end insulators, and for holding
>> insulating spacers in place on fan dipoles. I buy them by the box. The
>> best price I've seen by far was from a cable TV parts supplier.
> I can't say as I have "that kind of relationship" with them, <:-)) but
> they work very will in many instances for many things.
> I use them for attaching the dipoles to the coax, fan spreaders like Jim
> does, and of course, grounds in the station and outside.
>
> One nice thing about the split nuts is you don't have to worry about the
> solder causing a rigid joint that breaks with much movement.
>
> There are two problems with spade lugs. Corrosion inside if you don't
> solder them and the wires tend to break at the solder joint if you do.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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