Splicing antenna wiring?

[phenryiv1]

Long story short, P.O. cut the end off of the antenna cable. I discovered this when I went to install a Z3 antenna base. I wanted some radio function so here is my not-so-solid temporary connection:



As luck would have it I was selling wheels yesterday and I happened to mention my antenna situation to the buyer and he gave me his antenna cable end to use to splice together. After cutting it open the center lead looks like a single filament. Is that correct?



So are there any suggestions on how to splice the 2 parts together? Best I could find is this, which tells me nothing:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=221053

My biggest question is how to splice the center lead. The shielding is pretty straightforward but the center (as a single, very thin wire) is the real question.

I do have a new cable but for now I want to have this until I do the whole re-wire for the amps and additional signal cables.

[kgiynmgs]

strip about 2 inches of the black sheathing back and unbraid the outer core wires until you get to the sheathing. Next you strip that white sheathing back about an inch to expose the single wire. Do this to both sides of your cable then connect the single wires together and solder or crimp them together. Put a little electrical tape over your splice then you connect the outer core wires together and solder or crimp them together. When finished wrap everything in enough electrical tape to keep the joint from bending easily.

[phenryiv1]

Duplicate of my post in the build thread but posting for future search results:

Some potential progress today (untested, so it may have been a waste) was to splice my antenna cable back together.

I connected the single center lead, re-sheathed it, and taped over it.



Next I pulled the braided layer as tightly as I could and augmented it with aluminum foil:



I taped the crap out of it:



And reconnected it:



Fingers crossed that is works.