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

["BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since you have the foam filled stuff it's a little more difficult to
trim away the center so I'd use a utility knife to make a slit along
each side and pull the wires out. Then just cut away the remaining
center carcass. Finally, attach the leads to the wire leads or screw
terminals of the matching transformer.

From:bruno.lerer@xxxxxxxxx
bruno.lerer@xxxxxxxxx

> 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?