"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


John,
I haven't used wire nuts, but I have used 1/8 inch cable clamps. I twist the
wires together end to end (Western Union Splice?) and mash the cable clamp
over that. I was concerned about corrosion, but the splices are still good
after 6 years. Possibly the pressure keeps the contact surfaces clean.

Tam/WB2TT