[TowerTalk] welding wire for antenna?

[Dubovsky, George]

Probably not. It sounds like a role of MIG wire. It has just enough
copper on it to keep it from rusting when stored in a protected
environment. Outside, it will rust in a month or so.

Geo - n4ua

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] welding wire for antenna?

Correction:
The diameter of the wire is 0.062"
Andy - VA3PL

> I just got a BIG spool of welding wire. Perhaps I have a mile or two
of
it.
> It is steel wire covered with layer of copper. The diameter of the
wire is
> 0.0062".
> The label sayes LINCOLNWELD L-56
> Is this similar to copperweld?
> Can it be used for the wire antennas?
>
> Andy - VA3PL
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