Subj : Re: Homebrew antenna questions
To   : alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf
From : Jim - NN7K
Date : Sat Oct 01 2005 02:40:43

From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf

Should make NO difference, as you are NOT USEING it for DRINKING water!
And, as a matter of fact, even if you use the old Muriatic acid, and
  lead bar soldier, should work fine!!  The new "plumber's soldier is
used for low toxcisity (no lead) to avoid poisoning someone drinking
drinking from the tap!  Any difference in conductivity will be
neglegeable.  B.t.w., Muriatic acid is another name for "Hydro-Cloriac
acid (H-Cl), and acid core solder should work just fine, too.
Jim NN7K


Carl / W6VDC wrote:
> Thanks again guys.  I am going to start off building a colinear j-pole.  
> Actually, I am just going to build the j-pole and then add the colinear 
> sections later.  First I just want to get an antenna up.  I will start 
> out with 2m since all I have at the moment is a 2m HT; although that may 
> change before the antenna is even done.  The one I am building is here:  
> http://www.cmara.org/N1WAS1.htm
> 
> A seemingly silly question comes to mind.  When soldering the 1/2 in 
> copper pipe together, should I use plumbers solder or electronics 
> solder?  I'm guessing electronic solder.
> 
> Carl

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