Topband: Radial wire

[Grant Saviers]

Interesting source.  The 5356 alloy would be the best choice for radial 
wires since the 5xxx series are of a corrosion resistant aluminum 
alloy.  5052 is the usual alloy for boat hulls in salt water.

OTOH, it seems the cost of 14ga THHN, the fact that it will last 
forever, and that it is widely available makes this an academic point.  
Unspooled properly, the thousands of feet I've used electrically didn't 
seem to have much coil memory.

For elevated radials, Al electric fence wire is my preference, but it 
has strong coil memory even after 5 years in the air.

Grant KZ1W

On 9/4/2018 19:14 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> On 9/4/2018 4:36 PM, Jeff Draughn wrote:
>> I’m looking for suggestions for radial wire that will lay as flat as
>> possible.  I realize that’s probably what everyone is looking for, 
>> however
>>
>
> See:  http://www.alcotec.com/us/en/products/tie-wire.cfm
>
> Rick N6RK
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