If one has a conventional soldering iron that is not a gun it is very easy to
carry it and a propane torch to the site. Just heat the tip with the torch and
solder away. Heat will be retained by the tip long enough to get the job done.
Reheat if necessary.
73
Bill, K4CIA
: Bill McDowell
Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 4:46 am
Subject: Topband: Soldering in the wild!
To: Topband Reflector
If one has a conventional soldering iron that is not a gun it is
very easy to carry it and a propane torch to the site. Just
heat the tip with the torch and solder away. Heat
I'm not sure Deer can see the orange color. All the hunting clothing is
orange, or camo orange, and supposedly the other hunters can then see
each other but the deer don't see the orange color. Just a thought...
You might be better off using red.
-Bill
Why solder?
Jus' clean and twist wire
I believe the whole idea of the split bolt is that, properly tightened,
it exerts enough pressure to crush through any existing corrosion and
make a joint that is too tight for corrosion to intervene.
73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database, at www.conteststations.com
The Reverse
Small C-taps are available that can be used as splices. Even the small
ones are usually for large(ish) (by antenna standards) wire, generally
8+ gauge. There may be smaller ones available. Common manufacturers are
TB, Burndy, and Panduit. The smaller C-taps can be installed with a
mechanical
Hello All
Most of my 'soldering in the wild' has used a small gas-fired torch (a BIC
lighter works well) but I have often used nothing more than a
strike-anywhere match. Try it - you will be pleasantly surprised !
I wrap the knife-scraped-clean-wires together and then wind a length of
solder
found that GE Silicone II Sealant, which is fine for outside, to work very
well for covering solder joints.
I've purchased it in many local hardware stores. It runs around $6 per
tube.
It cures in just a few hours, is rain resistant and does not affect the
solder
joint.
There were
Hi Guy,
The only thing to watch out for---and I don't know if Silicone II Sealant falls
into this category, or not---are the corrosive fumes that might be emitted
during the curing process...
If the raw stuff smells a lot like vinegar, beware!
I recall one time years ago we erected an
: Soldering in the wild
Hi Guy,
The only thing to watch out for---and I don't know if Silicone II Sealant falls
into this category, or not---are the corrosive fumes that might be emitted
during the curing process...
If the raw stuff smells a lot like vinegar, beware!
I recall one time years ago
Once I bought my little Mapp gas/oxygen torch, I stopped using a propane
torch because I HATE the way the flame changes when you tilt it. For
soft-soldering in a remote location, we can adjust it so that it has a tiny
flame; and when hard (silver) soldering is more appropriate, we just open
the
Then pressure has been enough to keep corrosion from between the
clamped items...Thanks, Guy.
On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote:
So far I have not done so.
Jim
On 8/5/2012 11:21 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
Do you treat the connections with
After suffering through our infamous derecho here in Virginia, I find
that I've got a* lot* of repair work to do on my beverages. Most of the
breaks are in 450 ohm window line, located in remote areas and will require
soldering. My non-AC electric soldering equipment seems to have been
lost in
On 8/4/2012 12:22 PM, Kenneth Grimm wrote:
After suffering through our infamous derecho here in Virginia, I find
that I've got a* lot* of repair work to do on my beverages. Most of the
breaks are in 450 ohm window line, located in remote areas and will require
soldering. My non-AC electric
On Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 01:22:42PM -0400, Kenneth Grimm wrote:
After suffering through our infamous derecho here in Virginia, I find
that I've got a* lot* of repair work to do on my beverages. Most of the
breaks are in 450 ohm window line, located in remote areas and will require
soldering.
Ken, what I use here to repair field connections is a small handheld
butane torch with an adjustable flame. Mine came from eBay for under 10
bucks and uses Benzomatic fuel for refill and does an awesome job. Take
along some fine grit sandparer, a wire brush, and some flux. I use
flexible
Hi,
The butane soldering tools have been mentioned and I have used them too.
For heavier work I had to resort to a regular propane torch. That was
for heavy dipole wire and the center conductor of RG-8 up a tower in a
blizzard. There is always a way grin.
73,
Bill KU8H
Soldering in wild Alaska/KL7. Two hands and a mouth. Wire supported in one
hand, butane/propane torch in other, solder roll in the mouth (don't tongue the
contents) with a long lead of solder feeding the joint. Face downwind to avoid
burns.
After suffering numerous heating related failures at
I use a soldering iron tip with a regular propane torch. The tip
attaches to just about any torch with a setscrew. Slip it over the
end of the torch, tighten setscrew. I haven't looked for them
recently. I bought this at a local hardware store 30 years ago for
about $2 I think. It gets hot
I use a standard propane torch equipped with
a large copper soldering tip. It's an
attachment that fits on the end of the torch, and is
secured with a small thumb screw.
73,
Charlie, N0TT
On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 13:22:42 -0400 Kenneth Grimm gr...@sbc.edu writes:
After suffering through our
: Topband: Soldering in the wild!
After suffering through our infamous derecho here in Virginia, I find
that I've got a* lot* of repair work to do on my beverages. Most of the
breaks are in 450 ohm window line, located in remote areas and will require
soldering. My non-AC electric soldering
-boun...@contesting.com topband-boun...@contesting.com
To: topband topband@contesting.com
Sent: Sat Aug 04 13:22:42 2012
Subject: Topband: Soldering in the wild!
After suffering through our infamous derecho here in Virginia, I find
that I've got a* lot* of repair work to do on my beverages
, W2SH
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 19:21:15 -0400
From: he...@vitelcom.net
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Soldering in the wild!
By putting a small layer of tape on the connection first, then the
Butyl, and the a more substantial layer of tape, it is much easier
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