Topband: Deployable radials for 80/160M

[Grant Saviers]

One issue not mentioned for radials on rather than in the ground, is the 
nylon outer sheath on THHN doesn't like UV, so after a year or two the 
snake sheds its skin and makes a mess.  PVC just gets dry and cracks off 
the wire from UV, might take a couple more years for that to happen.   
Polyethylene is the best choice for covering if it can be found at a 
reasonable price, or stick with bare copper or my favorite, aluminum 
electric fence wire.  For $50 1/2 mile of 17ga on Amazon. That's 40 66' 
radials.   It is strong and if only down for the summer will last.  Or 
just use new every year and recycle last years.  You can't measure the 
gain change of conductivity of copper vs aluminum.

Grant KZ1W


On 6/26/2014 10:46 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> On 6/26/2014 5:17 AM, Dave Heil wrote:
>> That seems a little too much work when Lowe's sells 500 foot spools of
>> insulated #14 for $45.
>
> Also try:
>
> www.interstatewire.com
>
> Rick N6RK
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