Topband: Radial Wire

[Charlie]

I've had very good success with 16 ga stranded  with black insulation for
radials! Seems to hold up well and not very obtrusive or noticeable. Last
time I got some, I also got a 1000' spool.

73,
Charlie, K4OTV

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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
donovanf at starpower.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 2:17 PM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Radial Wire

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 

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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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