Almost all of my radial wire was purchased at hamfests for 1-2 cents/foot or less. I also have 500' of submarine "lossy coax" I was given when a local moved to Fl. The bottom line is use what you can find 73, Craig Clark, K1QX RADIOWARE AND RADIO BOOKSTORE PO BOX 209 RINDGE NH 03461 603 899 6957 WWW.RADIO-WARE.COM