for a weekend like field day it is fine. go much longer and corrosion sets
in and can cause all sorts of possible problems. also remember that for a
quad those connections may need mechanical strength which you don't get with
wire nuts. either solder them or use the brass (or are they bronze?) split
bolt clamps.

"John Shadle" wrote in message
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Hi. I was thinking about building a 2m five-element quad using the format
of KD6GLF (see QST, Jan. 1995) and was wondering about alternative ways to
connect the AWG #12 wire to itself on the directors, driven element,
and reflectors other than soldering.

I was wondering if any property of the antenna would be changed by using
wire nuts instead of soldering the wire together. Has anyone had any
experience using wire nuts (on twisted wire) in antenna building?

Thanks for your help,
-john, W4PAH