Topband: Radial wire

[Brian Pease]

I just use 2-conductor military field phone wire with the 2 insulated 
wires in parallel.  There is so little current in each radial (I have 
137 radials 100 ft long) that the small partly-steel wire works fine.  
The rugged poly insulation should protect the wire forever and makes 
zero difference in radial performance.  I just stretched it out in my 1 
acre field with garden staples and in one year it has been buried by the 
thatch.  I did solder each crimped terminal, and they are above ground 
and protected from the weather.

On 9/4/2018 10:14 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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