Topband: WD1A wire
ct1ilt at sapo.pt
ct1ilt at sapo.pt
Thu Aug 29 13:28:15 EDT 2013
Hi
I am also interested in any european source :)
Very hard to find this wire
Filipe CT1ILT F4VPX
Quoting Neil G0JHC <g0jhc at blueyonder.co.uk>:
> Those are all very good prices from NA.
> Here in the UK, the only source I found was Army Surplus, the best deal was
> $85 for 2000ft spools + $15 shipping.
>
> Anyone have any cheaper sources in the UK?
>
> Neil G0JHC
>
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> 1. WD1A wire (Larry Molitor)
> 2. Re: WD1A wire (Herb Schoenbohm)
> 3. Re: WD1A wire (Larry Molitor)
> 4. Re: data follow up to W4ZV and K2AV comments (Tim Duffy)
> 5. Spiderbeam mast UV Resistance? (Jim Garland)
> 6. Re: WD1A wire (ZR)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:32:07 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Larry Molitor <w7iuv at yahoo.com>
> To: "topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com>
> Subject: Topband: WD1A wire
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> Anyone know of a good source for WD1A field phone wire these days?
>
> Best I've found so far runs abut 60 bux shipped to WA for a 0.5 km spool.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry - W7IUV
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:58:02 -0400
> From: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs at vitelcom.net>
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: WD1A wire
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> Larry try eBay that is where I bought my last 2500 feet for 28 bucks but be
> sure to not get it tangled as that is a mess or long runs.
>
>
> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
>
>
>
> On 8/28/2013 3:32 PM, Larry Molitor wrote: > Anyone know of a
> good source for WD1A field phone wire these days?
>>
>> Best I've found so far runs abut 60 bux shipped to WA for a 0.5 km spool.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Larry - W7IUV
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> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:53:54 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Larry Molitor <w7iuv at yahoo.com>
> To: ZR <zr at jeremy.mv.com>, "topband at contesting.com"
> <topband at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: WD1A wire
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> Thanks Carl, even though it wasn't much help.
>
> Need some new wire for some BOG experiments, mostly for 630
> meters. Ran outa
> cheap insulated wire. Considering cat5 because it's cheaper than any single
> conductor wire you can buy. But WD1A ?is not as appetizing to the varmits
> and in my old age, I really hate splicing wire in the snow.
>
> Anybody even run bare wire on the ground? I tried that when I was in AZ and
> it didn't work but the soil at that location was very very good. Maybe it
> would work here over frozen sand and rock?
>
> Larry - W7IUV
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: ZR <zr at jeremy.mv.com>
> To: Larry Molitor <w7iuv at yahoo.com>; topband at contesting.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: WD1A wire
>
>
> The last reel I bought was 2.5km for $40 plus about $20 shipping from Ohio
> about 3-4 years ago on Fleabay. It was listed strangely but I forget how; I
> believe I searched for "military wire" or something similar. I see some
> speculators peddling it at .10/ft
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Molitor" <w7iuv at yahoo.com>
> To: <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:32 PM
> Subject: Topband: WD1A wire
>
>> Anyone know of a good source for WD1A field phone wire these days?
>>
>> Best I've found so far runs abut 60 bux shipped to WA for a 0.5 km spool.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Larry - W7IUV
>> _________________
>> Topband Reflector
>>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 22:02:07 -0400
> From: "Tim Duffy" <k3lr at k3lr.com>
> To: "'Bill Tippett'" <btippett at alum.mit.edu>,
> <topband at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: data follow up to W4ZV and K2AV comments
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> For the record:
>
> 40 meter antennas at W3LPL:
> Two full size 3 ele Yagi's at 190 feet over 100 feet - 48 foot booms.
>
> 40 meter antennas at K3LR
> Three full size 4 ele OWA Yagi's at 260 feet over 190 feet over 118 feet.
> 48 foot booms. 7 take off angle combinations are available.
>
> QSOs for 40 meters in this contest:
>
> K3LR 1767 Europe and 144 Asia
> W3LPL 1686 Europe and 122 Asia
>
> 73,
> Tim K3LR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill
> Tippett
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 6:17 AM
> To: topband at contesting.com
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> Long delayed response to
>
> http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/topband/2013-August/041954.html
>
> K2AV wrote:
>
> "By common
> expectation LPL and LR should have a propagation advantage over NY4A.
> LPL and LR both have excellent stacked 3 or 4 element 40m yagi's. But
> note how as the fourth mode is engaged, both LR and LPL fall off
> because they are not cleanly engaging the mode, most likely because
> the increasing elevation angle is starting into a notch in the yagi
> vertical pattern. Also note that NY4A carries the best signal for
> most of the 24 hours. This is an evaluation of the NY4A 40 EU quad vs.
> known excellent installations that is hard to argue with."
>
> From the ARRL results database, sorted by maximum 40m QSOs (after
> log-checking):
>
> http://bit.ly/19YAF1f don't worry Frank...it's OK :-)
>
> Rank Call 40m QSOs
>
> 1. K3LR 2000
> 2. W3LPL 1911
> 3. WE3C 1862
> 4. KM1W 1818
> 5. NY4A 1809
>
> K3LR could be expected to have a higher total because of better prop
> to JA but the other 4 should have had similar propagation to EU,
> which would dominate their results. There's more to this story than
> RBN spots from a single location shows.
>
> 73, Bill W4ZV
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 06:14:05 -0600
> From: "Jim Garland" <4cx250b at miamioh.edu>
> To: <Topband at contesting.com>
> Subject: Topband: Spiderbeam mast UV Resistance?
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> My 26m Spiderbeam mast is made of a shiny black fiberglass material. Have
> users of this or the shorter Spiderbeam masts had experience with how well
> the masts hold up to UV radiation? My QTH is at 7000 ft elevation and the
> sun shines 330 days/year, so UV degradation is a big problem. I've used
> Krylon UV-resistant spray on my SteppIR yagi and it didn't seem to help at
> all. I've heard that a water-based urethane paint works well, but
> don't know
> if it would bond to the Spiderbeam mast. Also, the top of the mast is very
> flexible and thin, so the weight of the paint might also be a problem. Any
> suggestions?
>
> 73,
>
> Jim W8ZR
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:26:48 -0400
> From: "ZR" <zr at jeremy.mv.com>
> To: "Larry Molitor" <w7iuv at yahoo.com>, <topband at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: WD1A wire
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> The last reel I bought was 2.5km for $40 plus about $20 shipping from Ohio
> about 3-4 years ago on Fleabay. It was listed strangely but I forget how; I
> believe I searched for "military wire" or something similar. I see some
> speculators peddling it at .10/ft
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Molitor" <w7iuv at yahoo.com>
> To: <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:32 PM
> Subject: Topband: WD1A wire
>
>> Anyone know of a good source for WD1A field phone wire these days?
>>
>> Best I've found so far runs abut 60 bux shipped to WA for a 0.5 km spool.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Larry - W7IUV
>> _________________
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