Matt,
I started using surplus stranded high temperature teflon coated wire for my
radial system because I got it at a good price. It is flexible and easy to work
with but I noticed that if the ends were not sealed of if there were breaks in
the insulation it would soak up water via capillary action. I needed more wire
to finish my 36 radial system so I decided to try 14 gauge THHN insulated wire
from Lowes. It is not as flexible but I should not have to worry about it
absorbing water.
Most of my radial system is in the wooded area of by property. I have some
radials on the grassy area of my yard that I move in the summer. I use the
solid wire for the permanent installation and the stranded wire for the
seasonal installation.
Mike N2MS
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew King - KK4CPS <KK4CPS@gmail.com>
To: herbs@vitelcom.net
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:01:59 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Topband: Spam:************, Re: Deployable radials for 80/160M
Wouldn't stranded wire be preferred for such a use? Maybe I'm missing
something, but it seems that solid wire would be more prone to breakage.
Matt
KK4CPS
On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
wrote:
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