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Re: [TowerTalk] Lightweight Antenna Wire For Portable Work?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lightweight Antenna Wire For Portable Work?
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 22:12:28 -0700
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On 11/1/2018 8:58 PM, Tom Osborne wrote:
Did you look at the Flex Weave wire.  It is pretty strong and lightweight.

I did NOT find it strong -- I bought and used #12 and #14 bare and insulated to try. Every antenna I built with it was on the ground within a year.

For lightweight, backpacking antennas, I like insulated #18 or even #22. They're not strong either, but I'm talking backpacking, hiking, etc.

Enameled copper is great for antennas that need to be hard to see.

73, Jim K9YC

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