Topband: Radial Wire

[Gary K9GS]

Frank,

Thank you very much for this source.  I was just looking this week for 
wire prices.  I want to buy quite a lot for next summer's antenna project.

The nice thing is he's close enough I'll probably pick it up and save 
shipping.

BTW...any thoughts on solid vs stranded?  I do like to use insulated 
wire as I think it lasts longer.  I was thinking 16 or 18 ga.


On 10/22/2014 1:17 PM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
> iwc2carl on ebay is my favorite supplier of bulk wire. He's very reliable,
> consistently less expensive (including shipping) than the retail stores and
> electrical wholesalers, ships in a few days and you can't beat the
> convenience of delivery direct to your door. He almost always accepts
> an offer of 90% of his asking price.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/sch/iwc2carl/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
>
> For radials I typically use 1000 foot reels of 16 AWG stranded for $50.00
> per reel plus ten dollars for shipping.
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:42:03 PM
> Subject: Topband: Radial Wire
>
> On 6/26/2014 2:24 PM, Bill Wichers wrote:
>> You can get solid thhn. Some codes even require it, but it is much less common. I've seen Home Depot stock it before.
> Solid #12 and #14 THHN on 500 ft spools is stocked by every Home Depot
> and Lowes store I have visited. They even offer a discount (10% on 5 or
> 6 spools, I think). I prefer #14 solid because it seems to remain in
> place a bit better than stranded. I would use #18 if it were widely
> available at good prices.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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