Topband: Radial Wire Size

[Clive GM3POI]

Steve, Your only consideration is mechanical strength 
because current will be divided by the number of radials. 
hence gauge not so important as an effective radial.
73 Clive GM3POI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Miller" <hsmiller at awsllc.net>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: Topband: Radial Wire Size


> Is there a minimum wire size electrically for radials? 
> I use #14 for
> my 40M vertical but it takes considerably more wire for 
> 160
> radials....considerably great bucks.  Thanks,  73 Steve 
> N0SM
>
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