Does anyone know of a source for inexpensive wire for making up a radial system? Being as there is so much wire needed price is a factor unfortunately. Also I have a telrex 20m646 and a hygain 155ca
Re Cheap radial wire... Find a friendly Telco guy, and scrounge some multi pair telco cable, or find their 'dump' and do same.. Xacto Knife; split the jacket, and untwist the spiral wrapped wire... l
Places that do motor rewinding typically have the best prices on large amounts of copper wire. You should be able to get very close to the value of the copper, which fluctuates a fair amount. It's so
The suggestion to look for copper salvaged from a motor or a power transformer is a good one. I happened upon a few thousand feet, continuous, from a power transformer. Several hams report using stee
I don?t think I'd use galvanized steel fence wire unless you want to replace it after a few years. Aluminum fence wire might work well. Otherwise check with a scrap metal dealer for odd lots of coppe
You have to be careful doing that. I bought a bunch of galvanized electric fence wire and put it down, and in a few years it all rusted away. 73 Tom W7WHY ___________________________________________
A couple responses mentioned that the steel may last only a few years. I mentioned that I have read of using electric fence wire only to suggest it as an inexpensive alternative to copper. I suspect,
Hi, I would like to add a question to this discussion. I have about 1,000 feet of some old telephone wire I bought in a yard sale. It has 6 pairs of 22 gauge wire. For radials, I had planned to NOT b