Topband: Summary of Sources for Radial Wire/Installation tips

[Duncan Cameron]

Thanks very, very much to all those who replied via the reflector and to me 
personally.  I have extracted the responses and arranged them in a Word 
Document (39.5K in size) and would be happy to email it to anyone who 
requests it.
Wow, I got some great information, and outstanding tips. I will be 
scrounging for wire at the local hamfest, searching the junkyards and the 
local transfer station dump site, and visiting the local Home Depot for the 
last bits of wire I need.
Consensus seems to be; use stranded copper/insulated wire. I would try the 
aluminum, but the soil is so acidic here that it would be gone in 1 1/2 
years. The advice on the guage of wire varies. Because I have such a 
wilderness in the back yard, I am going to try the #20 AWG. It will make it 
easier to snake around and bury in the roots, rocks and brush. After it is 
set into the forest floor, I don't think it will be disturbed.
I am looking forward to some great fun on 160 meters this winter!
Thanks again to all-
Scott C.


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