Thelpone C wire is a copper clad steel wire, as long as the hard plastic sheath
remains intact it will be fine, however if the sheath is damaged to expose the
wire it rusts rapidly and breaks. I spent many years repairing such wire. Water
will migrate inside the sheath and the wire will become very brittle.
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Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:09:31 -0400
From: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
To: TopBand List <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: Telephone C-wire for radials and Beverages
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I wonder if regular telephone company C-wire would not make great
radials either buried or on ground. I do not know the impedance but it
would also be a stronger replacement for WD-1A for directional Beverages
as well, although I am not sure what the 40% conductivity comment all
means, I would think it would be more suitable to resist corrosion and
the dissimilar metal issues than any aluminum product.
Just curious,
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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