My understanding is that the NEC calls for at least #14 hard-drawn
copper (not the stuff you use for house wiring, and even thicker above a
certain length that I can't recall) for antenna wires, so I would expect
the same to apply to elevated radials.
73
Alan NV8A
On 03/22/05 06:55 pm Neal Campbell tossed the following ingredients into
the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:
> I know that the bulk fence wire you can buy at the local farm supply will
> disappear if you have very acidic soil, etc. when used for ground radials.
> Does anyone know why this wire would not be usable for elevated radials?
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