[TowerTalk] Aluminum Fence wire for elevated radials
    VR2BrettGraham 
    vr2bg at harts.org.hk
       
    Wed Mar 23 19:29:30 EST 2005
    
    
  
K3NC asked:
>I know that the bulk fence wire you can buy at the local farm supply will
>disappear if you have very acidic soil, etc. when used for ground radials.
>Does anyone know why this wire would not be usable for elevated radials?
Potential for breakage due to flexing?
At some point, I expect to see the same of the copper-cladded
steel wire in the ladder line I use for my stub-tuned elevated
radials.
Even single radials of #12 THHN move around quite a bit when
the wind blows here.
73, VR2BrettGraham
    
    
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