[TowerTalk] Home Depot 14 gauge wire

[Jim Lux]

A large influence on what you pay for a roll of wire "today" is the current
price of copper.  Copper prices fluctuate a good deal, and the copper cost
is the majority of the cost of the wire.  Prices fluctuate over a 2:1 range
over several years, and have basically doubled in the last year. Even on a
month to month basis the price might fluctuate 10%.  Copper is very high
right now (big picture of big trucks at the Phelps Dodge mine in AZ in the
paper yesterday)

Naturally, local conditions (transportation, markup, local taxes and wages)
also have an effect.

I know of several theatrical lighting manufacturers who buy copper futures
to allow them to quote stable prices for their cables.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kozinn" <dkozinn at gmail.com>
To: "towertalk reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Home Depot 14 gauge wire


> As another point of reference, the Lowes nearest me (in Rockland
> County, NY, very close to the Bergen County, NJ border) sells the same
> thing for $20 (stranded #14 insulated, 500'). I think the 100' spool
> was about $12.
>
> 73,
>    David, K2DBK
>
> On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 22:21:47 -0400, RICHARD BOYD <ke3q at msn.com> wrote:
> > Some months ago when it was being discussed I said I would check the
price
> > of the 500' spool of #14 insulated.  I have previously bought them for
> > somewhere between $12-$14.  Others reported higher prices.  They have
indeed
> > gone up.  They are now $18 here in Maryland.  Apparently the price
varies
> > regionally, perhaps due to greater or lesser transportation costs.
> >
> > I noticed someone said he prefers 10 gauge.  Those are available too.  I
> > tried to remember it -- I think the price on the 500' spool of 10 gauge
was
> > $43.  For 6 gauge the 500' spool was $123, for those who really want
husky
> > wire.  Interesting.
> >
> > 73 - Rich, KE3Q
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>     David, K2DBK
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