>N1EU wrote:
>>I haven't had luck searching online for info on tensile strength
>> of garden variety hard drawn copper wire. I was hoping to compare
>> 10-14 AWG copper versus copperweld, in stranded and solid flavors.
>> I'm sure the numbers are out there, and would appreciate help
> > gathering the info.
>
This doesn't answer your question, but I hope it's helpful and/or
will provoke others to comment helpfully:
1. In an antenna, stranded wire lasts longer than solid wire of the
same gauge. Solid tends to fail by fatigue, due to the
stress-variation caused by wind etc.
2. It has been suggested that stranded antenna wire should be
insulated, and where insulation has been removed for
splicing/connections, the exposed parts should be sealed with
CoaxSeal, Liquid Electrical Tape, or whatever, to prevent corrosion,
because some RF current flows between adjoining strands.
73 de Chuck, W1HIS
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