[CQ-Contest] [Antennas] Antenna Wire source

[chetmoore]

Tom,

Buy plenty of wire, you will be doing this about every 3 years. Sooner if you get icing. That’s why I no longer have a quad.

73

Chet N4FX

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] [Antennas] Antenna Wire source

Tom,

The ham outlets are usually very good prices on wire.  Remember, your not buying THHN but last I looked, THHN was about $120.00/, or 12¢ a foot, but that wire is very soft.

I'd take a look at the various strengths and resistance to breakage by flexing.

Sometimes smaller gauge wire that is braided steel coated with copper can work better.

In my experience stranded wire gives best performance in winds, hard drawn copper being what I have learned is cheapest in the long run, I have some braided copper clad steel with 130 strands that I am going to see if it lasts longer.

As I get older the cost of work is much more than the copper costs!  Oh, my aching back!!!!

73

DR
On Jan 15, 2014 8:50 PM, "Tom Horton" <k5iid at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Any hints as to where I can locate 1000 feet of #16 or #14 copper wire 
> (at a really good price) to rebuild my 5 band quad.
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> Thank you ice storm.
>  Thanks, Tom K5IID
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