Topband: Optimal radial wire type and gauge?

[Lennart M]

Rick,
You will never find out which way is the cheapest.
Put down all the radials you can manage, the longer  - the better.
Do not care about a few USD up/dwn.
The more, the better!
73
CU on 160
SM7BIC  

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Från: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] För Rick Kiessig
Skickat: den 14 december 2012 15:30
Till: topband at contesting.com
Ämne: Topband: Optimal radial wire type and gauge?

The recent talk about optimizing the number of radials has me wondering
about the optimal type and gauge for radial wire. I've been using #14
stranded, insulated copper, but for no reason other than it's readily
available in 500 ft spools at a decent price. With the cost of copper being
so high these days, is there a better choice? If so, how do we know it's
really better? And is there an easy way to trade off cost vs. effectiveness?
I can't use mesh at my QTH, so I need to stay with actual wire.

 

73, Rick ZL2HAM

 

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