[Collins] Wire needed

[Dr.Gerald Johnson]

It would be super handy to have a solder pot with a hole in the bottom 
plus a bit of liquid flux on the wire. Poke the wire up through the hole in 
the bottom of the solder pot. So a big soldering iron with a big blob of 
solder will have to do. Wipe it down with a cotton or wool rag, not 
polyester.

You will want to straighten the wire to make it into buss bar by pulling it.

For runs under a foot you might consider using hobby shop brass tubing 
after tinning it. It starts out straight. But it won't bend through a solder 
lug. Use 3/32" or 1/8". There might even be copper available in those 
sizes.

Tubing won't be lossier than solid copper at RF because the skin effect 
will keep most of the RF current very close to the surface.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

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