Topband: Aluminium antenna wire

[Tom Boucher]

Does anyone have any experience of using alumin(i)um wire for antennas? My 160m antenna is supported by tall trees which tend to move in opposite directions with the wind and the antenna life expectancy using multi-strand copper is short! I bought a 400 metre reel of 1.6mm Al wire from the local farm supplier for 20 quid (35 dollars). Resistance is specified as 0.065 ohms/metre.

Tom G3OLB