[Antennas] Re: Antennas Digest, Vol 27, Issue 14

[David Kelley]

While it's true that there will be an impedance bump, in most cases it should be insignificant.

73,
Dave NB4J

At 04:00 AM 4/22/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Although the telegraph-splice is the proper way to join two wires together,
>it will create an RF impedance-bump that may affect transmission.
>
>Each wire over-hand several times followed by close-wrapped coil at the end
>of each is the telegraph-splice. It is as strong as the wire itself.
>
>Jack
>Virginia Beach
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: uvcm inc.
>
>Question; what is the proper way to splice on to a long wire to add length,
>I am using 14 ga solid, copper over steel, OUR WINDS GET OVER 100 MPH
>
>
>
>Thanks to the group
>
>Brad KB7FQR