Neat idea! I'd take out the metal fittings; you're asking for avoidable complications. Just a bunny knot in the hoist'll do 'er. For the record I never buy end insulators; always saw the mouth off a pop bottle. When I'm tuning my resonant EFHWAs I strip back the radiator and twist it around the insulator as for soldering, but don't solder it until I like the SWR. It's a little more fiddly than your drill, but it gets it done. Anyway, your solderless design is a handy trick to know. Saved to my Antenna list.
Thanks for the idea. It's much better than a piece of wood with holes.
I've used the wood hole insulators before 😊
thankyou i will use this
Thanks brother
You are welcome. 73
Neat idea! I'd take out the metal fittings; you're asking for avoidable complications. Just a bunny knot in the hoist'll do 'er. For the record I never buy end insulators; always saw the mouth off a pop bottle. When I'm tuning my resonant EFHWAs I strip back the radiator and twist it around the insulator as for soldering, but don't solder it until I like the SWR. It's a little more fiddly than your drill, but it gets it done. Anyway, your solderless design is a handy trick to know. Saved to my Antenna list.
Thanks for the view and comments. The pop bottle idea is a good one too. I have never heard of anyone using that method before.
Seems to make so much sense! Appreciate the information and how-to. 73! KI7YNA
Thank you for the video!
New sub and new ham here. I am making an inverted V fan dipole and May use this idea. 73 de KI5HXM