Plain solid copper wire (not stranded, not insulated, not copperweld,
not stainless steel) is the best. Commercial copper radial fields have
been in the ground without any degradation, some pre-WWII. No need to
look elsewhere.
73, Guy.
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From: "Henrik Weiss" <ozling@mail.dk>
To: "Signal Hill Ranch" <shr@ricc.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>;
<topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 6:14 AM
Subject: SV: [TowerTalk] Copperweld radials--note
John and all,
What to do to minimize corrosion over time when applying
coppermaterial for
radials ? Plastic insulated wire ?
I guess stainless steel wire is THE answer to a maintenance free
system. Not
that maintenance free exist but who doesnt want to minimize stress on
the
back.
Henrik
OZ1ING
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For ground-mounted radials, regular, soft-drawn copper is certainly
easier to use.
--John W0UN
John W. Brosnahan
shr@ricc.net
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