Topband: Capacity Hat Wire Size

[Mike DeChristopher]

Bruce,

I used to resonate my tower on 80m with 22 ga wire in two directions.
Never a problem with power handling at 1.5kW; I probably would have
used bigger stuff if I had any in the garage at the time.

Like others here, I think the real issue is that these wires will
become de facto guy wires, and so physical strength becomes relevant.

73,
Mike N1TA


On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 10:31 AM, Bruce Osterberg <n9bx73 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good Morning:\
>
> To improve my 160 vertical I want to change its configuration from an
> inverted L to a Capacity Hat Vertical.  Vertical will be 57 Feet high with
> Capacity Hat wires.  I am using an 18 Meter Spider pole.  I plan on running
> 1.5 KW to it.  Looking at spider pole website it says 18 Gage wire for the
> Vertical part and 26 Gage wire for the capacity Hat.  But it says nothing
> about the power handling capacity of these wires, (both vertical and
> horizontal).  I know the spider pole is a bit flimsy at the 55 foot level so
> a smaller wire is needed but I am sure someone on this reflector has the
> answers I need.
>
> Bruce N9BX 73
>
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