Help! Broken coil

As long as the JB is RF conductive, and not RF neutral, it will work.

You could even get some copper ribbon, bolt it to each side of the break and solder it for good electrical connection.

Your signal is transmitted almost completely by the bottom most rung of a loading coil.

As long as you can maintain 50 ohms in the system and get a low reactance on an analyzer, your good to go.

 

Jb weld?

Don't bother.

Welding it is easy, crap you can do it with a little propane touch and one of those quickly welding rods.

 

Per the data sheet JB Weld in NOT conductive.

leon
kc0iv

 

aluminum can be difficult to weld, but I'd forget the JB weld, I'd either find someone who knows how to weld aluminum or just replace it, get quote for welding and then look up price to replace, which ever would be cheaper is the way I'd go
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Aluminium is easy to weld, it isn't rocket science. Home depot has something called Bernzomatic aluminium welding/brazing weld rod and use a propane torch.

However, I would do this instead, call the guys who made that antenna and tell them they have a defective part, I understood that they are supposed to have a lifetime warrantee.

 

I've never had been asked for a receipt when getting replacement parts, that would be kind of stupid when you think about it, does it really matter, it is maybe a $5 piece of metal.

For me, my concern would be why did it happen in the first place, maybe you have a defective part so they should honor their claim and send you a new part. I've got an antenna that has gone through hell, lots of salt water before I got my hands on it, then I put it up 23 years ago and it is still working great, all aluminium.

 

It needs to be TIG welded

 

Which company does 8 day West Coast Swings?