[TowerTalk] Splicing LDF4

[D. Calder]

I'll take a din any day also and been in the telecom business about 13 yrs
now and will never splice it if I don't have to.
Not my cup of tea. I have for an emergency a few hundred feet up but it was
no fun.

 Dave n4zkf


-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve Maki
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:11 PM
To: towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Splicing LDF4

Not a fair argument...

As someone who installs "proper" connectors professionally, I would have no
problems with a splice for HF done as described. In fact, in some ways
(mechanically) it's probably superior. And when weatherproofed, will look
just as good as proper connectors, and last every bit as long.

Personally, I don't like N connectors for HF. I recommend 7/16 DIN for
anyone wanting an excellent proper connector.

Steve K8LX


D. Calder wrote:
> I bet it's real pretty too. LOL! You can twist RG58 center conductor 
> and shield together and put a wire nut on them too and it will work.
> 
> Doesn't mean I would want to do it.
> 
> 
> Dave
> n4zkf
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dubovsky, George [mailto:George.Dubovsky at andrew.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:54 PM
> To: D. Calder; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Splicing LDF4
> 
> Yeah, yeah, yeah...
> 
> It will not be correct, but it works just fine at HF, thank you.
> 
> 73,
> 
> geo - n4ua
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of D. Calder
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:17 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Splicing LDF4
> 
>  
> In the cell industry there is two splices on every run. Usually 1/2"
> jumper
> from the cabinet to the ground buss polyphasers where it then 
> transitions to
> 1 5/8". It then goes up the tower to another 5'
> or 6' 1/2" jumper to the antenna.
> 
> All connectors. If you try and splice it without one, you don't have 
> any business using the 1/2" to begin with. IT WILL not be correct.
> 
> 73 Dave
> n4zkf
> 
> 
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