Ladies and Gents,
whoever built quads or other wire antenna arrays before knows about
the need for good quality wires for this kind of antennas.
The primary concerns are that the wire does not stretch nor break.
I have been using AWG 18 solid Copperweld wire (with a black enamel)
for a long time and am quite satisfied with it.
The only problem is, its a bit difficult to use (springy behaviour).
I just learned that The Wireman (www.thewireman.com) and also
DavisRF sell several types of stranded copperweld wires, which sound
very interesting.
I am especially interested in the Wireman's "CQ 532" wire:
AWG 18 multistrand Copperweld, 19 strands, with PE jacket insulation.
Anybody used it before and would like to comment, please drop me
a note.
Thanks!
73s
Con DF4SA
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