[Boatanchors] antenna wire

[J. Forster]

What to lose? The time, effort, and trouble to put up an antenna only to
have it fail prematurely.

-John

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> It is relatively easy to remove, if you use warm water.  Just like coffee
> stains on a front panel, nothing but the good old universal solvent
> removes it!  I have used this method with a good success on old stranded
> copperweld, and have not had issues with corrosion..  Besides, if the wire
> is so dirty as to be unusable, what is there to lose?
>
> Scott W7SVJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Forster [mailto:jfor at quikus.com]
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 4:39 PM
> To: b Scott Johnson
> Cc: 'Ben Loper'; 'Jack Schrader'; 'Boatanchors'
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] antenna wire
>
> When you heat paste flux it tends to wicks down the wire. It is not easy
> to remove it all, even with solvent, and over time it corrodes the copper.
>
> FWIW,
>
> -John
>
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>> Kester paste flux and a propane/butane  torch, followed by a good
>> water rinse, immediately followed by tinning with rosin core solder.
>>
>> Scott W7SVJ
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: boatanchors-bounces at puck.nether.net
>> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Ben Loper
>> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 3:35 PM
>> To: Jack Schrader
>> Cc: Boatanchors
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] antenna wire
>>
>> Use a wire brush
>>
>> You have to turn into the wind to take off, push against what resists
>> you.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2011, at 14:27, "Jack Schrader" <w1jhs at myfairpoint.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It’s not that I’m cheap but everyone else is so generous.
>>>
>>> I have some copper stranded #14 ga. wire I would like to re-use but
>>> it is so black  and / or corroded that I cannot solder it.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to clean the end to make it solderable?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jack
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