[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] NEEDED: GP-7 Bits - Rajah antenna connectors

Mike Hanz AAF-Radio-1 at cox.net
Tue Mar 21 16:21:22 EST 2006


Mike Hanz wrote:

> From what I've been able to gather, they used stranded wire covered 
> with large ceramic beads, Jay.  See the top of my GO-9 for an example 
> - http://aafradio.org/flightdeck/go9.htm .  The Rajah terminal doesn't 
> depend on the spark plug wire insulation for mechanical strength, but 
> instead grasps the spread-out stranded wire between a male and female 
> conical surface.  You cut the strands about 1/4" long, and the excess 
> beyond the conical compression area goes down into an annular gap 
> between the cap and clip, locking it fairly well - at least in my 
> limited experience.


This may not be as clear as I intended it - the 1/4" mentioned above is 
the length beyond the end of the last ceramic bead (or spark plug wire 
insulation, if that type of wire is used.)

 - Mike



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