- 1. [CQ-Contest] Gauge of Radial Wire (score: 1)
- Author: "Ken Widelitz" <widelitz@gte.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:45:26 -0700
- Does the gauge of radial wire on the ground make much difference in performance of the ground system. I have a reel of 1000' of 12 conductor telephone wire. Each conductor is very thin, but that is 1
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- 2. Re: [CQ-Contest] Gauge of Radial Wire (score: 1)
- Author: Dale Putnam <daleputnam@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:35:18 -0600
- I've used that.. and yes it works.. spread out is better.. the more ground covered, the better.. but not entirely necessary. Have a great day, --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy __________________________
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- 3. Re: [CQ-Contest] Gauge of Radial Wire (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:17:04 -0700
- Not a lot in performance, but in longevity. I've seen published guidelines that #18 is a practical minimum size. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list C
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- 4. Re: [CQ-Contest] Gauge of Radial Wire (score: 1)
- Author: "KU7Y" <ku7y.cw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 13:20:36 -0500
- One time several years and QTH's ago I had a few thousand feet of very small enamel coated wire. Must have been about number 32 or so. I used that for radials on my 40m phased verticals in Idaho and
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- 5. Re: [CQ-Contest] Gauge of Radial Wire (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Osborne <w7why@frontier.com>
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:12:39 -0700
- Hi Ken I have used that here and it work OK. I assume you are going to separate the wires out and not just lay all 12 on the ground at once. I separated the wires out on a roll that I had to make the
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- 6. Re: [CQ-Contest] Gauge of Radial Wire (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Harpole <hs0zcw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 17:23:22 +0700
- I got somehow a huge roll of about #20 springy aluminum wire and put it all out in various lengths, running some down into a nearby lake. Pity the current homeowner when he begins a garden. Wire work
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- 7. Re: [CQ-Contest] Gauge of Radial Wire (score: 1)
- Author: Joe <nss@mwt.net>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 07:33:34 -0600
- Nah the next owner won't have any problem unless it is an insulated wire. Bare AL wire in the ground, especially one that thin, will probably be gone in a year or two max. Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original
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