The trick is to start with where you go far enough from the exposed end where you find the braid that is still shiny, just solder through goop and use silver plated? not nickel? plated? connectors, and a real iron of at least 100W (no solder gun)
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John
On 03/30/2025 2:23 PM EDT Brandon DX via groups.io <rfburnz@...> wrote:
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I found a ferrule that came off another DB dipole (can't remember which one)
I measured some flooded coax and managed to solder to it.
this before any weatherproofing applied
Its a nasty job!? I'd much rather use something like you fabbed there
Reid? W6MTF
