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 stretc
Avoid stranded copperweld! A number of years ago, I built a bunch of lowband wires using this stuff (purchased from Wireman). Within 2-3 years it all broke. What happens is the strands rub against ea
Hi Barry, OK - thanks for the hint! Anyway, it looks like the stuff you used was NOT insulated, true? The wire wire I am talking about is insulated with a PE jacket, so that would prevent it from rus
At 06:45 PM 12/20/03 +0000, Barry wrote: Avoid stranded copperweld! A number of years ago, I built a bunch of lowband wires using this stuff (purchased from Wireman). Within 2-3 years it all broke. W
Hi Con, What I uses was not insulated. I guess that's how they solved the problem, unless water wicks inside from the exposed end? GL, Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com N
HI Con, Yes, a PE jacket will help with the stranded NOT rusting but only up to a point. Over a period of a few years, the PE jacket become less "fresh" and more brittle. The jacket eventually develo
Con, I have used the Wireman's 12 gauge Silky wire for a six band quad and a 40M EDZ. The stuff is tough and relatively flexible. The Wiremen got into trouble with his original Silky line because it