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1. Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 06:01:11 -0700 (PDT); I think I asked something similar last fall , but , circumstances changed and I couldn't do anything about it at the time... So , here I am again looking for a source of radial wire.... I was thinkin; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00034.html (7,698 bytes)
2. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 09:35:48 -0400; Going with #14 would be fine for the first 4-8 if you are keeping a running log of measurements; otherwise its overkill. As far as pricing the local surplus dealer has any gauge at $3 a pound and Ive; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00035.html (8,346 bytes)
3. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: W2XJ <w2xj@nyc.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:23:09 -0400; You really do not need stranded wire. Bare solid wire is typically used for grounds. and while the standard of 120 radials spaced 3 degress is a well known standard for ground systems, it is very rar; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00036.html (8,340 bytes)
4. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: DAVID CUTHBERT <telegrapher9@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 10:08:26 -0600; I use #14 stranded THHN wire from Home Despot because it's easy work work with. _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00037.html (9,802 bytes)
5. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:18:01 -0700; I've used a lot of #14 THHN solid because it's cheaper than stranded, and find it no more difficult to work with than stranded wire. I would love to use #18, but have not been able to find a source f; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00038.html (7,973 bytes)
6. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: Eric Tichansky NO3M <no3m@no3m.net>; Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:38:57 -0400; Also check what might be available from the Wireman. I picked up a 5000 ft spool of twin-lead (#18?) from them a couple years ago for $100. It was a bit of a job splitting it, mainly from the tendenc; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00039.html (8,242 bytes)
7. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:39:39 -0400; and then there's the 6000 ft spool of insulated, tinned #16 that I found at the Dayton flea market for $20. It'll probably outlast me. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00042.html (9,336 bytes)
8. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 11:05:08 -0700; I used to buy huge spools of #16 tinned copper "bus wire" from Interstate Wire and Cable in Dallas, TX. The price was fairly good compared to building wire from the home store. I built a grid with 3x; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00043.html (8,149 bytes)
9. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: Lloyd Berg N9LB <lloydberg@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 14:08:03 -0400 (EDT); Hi Dan! I use #12 solid solid copper THHN "house wire" - around here Menards has the best price, HD has gotten very expensive in the last year. I strip the insulation off with a little jig I made uti; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00044.html (9,083 bytes)
10. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: "Wes Attaway $N5WA$" <wesattaway@bellsouth.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 14:11:30 -0500; A number of years ago I got a partially used bucket (spool in a bucket) of of enamel-like HV insulation on it so it was impervious to any degrading from soil or other elements. I had to scrape off th; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00045.html (9,571 bytes)
11. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:35:11 -0400; I buy 5,000 foot reels (which is the minimum order from my supplier) of 18 awg solid copper wire from a local wholesale wire supply house. You should be able to get most electrical supply houses to o; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00046.html (9,196 bytes)
12. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>; Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:55:51 -0400; On 6/5/2012 2:08 PM, Lloyd Berg N9LB wrote in part: Lloyd, I don't think that statement, about you having any benefit of bare copper in contact with earth, is completely correct. I always thought the; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00048.html (9,453 bytes)
13. Re: Topband: radial wire source (score: 1): Author: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji@w8ji.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 13:23:56 -0400; Solid wire lasts longer, and is easier to connect to later because it is easier to remove all corrosion without chemical cleaning or strand-by-strand cleaning. Also beware of gutting old wires, beca; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00051.html (9,644 bytes)
14. Topband: Radial Wire Source (score: 1): Author: "Terry Posey" <tposey@nettally.com>; Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 15:07:29 -0400; Consolidated Electronic Wire and Cable http://www.conwire.com/ sells bulk quantities of solid copper tinned wire, available in many AWG sizes. Prices seem to track copper commodities prices.image tha; /archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00052.html (7,790 bytes)

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