Re: Connecting 16th century antenna wire to 21st century coax

[Ken Weitzel <kweitzel@xxxxxxx>]

bruno.lerer@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the info.  One piece is still missing (at least for
> me) - how do you actually strip a clean cut twin-lead wire?
> Beachcomber's retelling of his father's method - burn everything around
> the wires - sounds good, except that if I do that in the basement
> (where the wire terminates and air circulation is minimal) - the
> resulting smell will probably be grounds for divorce and a major
> violation of zoning regulations :)
>
> Nevertheless, I'm willing to use that method as a last resort. Question
> - is it actually the last resort?


Hi...

Not only smell, but lots of smoke :)

Back in the good old days (around the time sunshine was
invented) I would have done it in your house by putting
the lead flat on top of something hard and not important...
the top of my caddy, perhaps).  Then with a knife I'd cut
a slit clean through it alongside each of the wires for an
inch or so.  Next fold back the resulting center piece and
cut it off.  Now you're left with what for all practical
purposes is just two separate wires, easily strippable with
side cutters or your knife.

I hope that's well enough explained. :)

Take care.

Ken