Topband: Beverage strain

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Thats fine for single wire installs, making and installing spacers for a 2 
wire is a pain and likely far from a perfect balance.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce" <k1fz at myfairpoint.net>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 11:55 AM
Subject: Topband: Beverage strain


>
> It's almost enough to drive one back to electric fence wire. It's
> inexpensive and reconnects easily using the wireman splice.
> 73
> Bruce-K1FZ
>
> On 07/20/2012 12:59 PM, Tom W8JI wrote:
> This is exactly the problem I have with Wireman stranded ~400 ohm ladder
> line. After a few years, if water gets inside, conductors  rust through.
>
> If water gets into WD1A, the three steel strands rust through in
> less than 6 months. Sometimes much less. The four tinned copper
> strands deteriorate and eventually break also. I'm not a
> metallurgist, but somehow the rust from the steel *seems* to weaken
> them.
>
>
> 73,
> Paul N1BUG
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