[TowerTalk] OCF 160

[Eugene Hertz]

Hi Jim, do you think #12 flexweave is preferred over, say, #12 copper clad steel 7-strand (uninsulated) or #13 "vari-flex" 19-strand copper-clad insulated? radioworks sells the windoms made from that too.

thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Jarvis [mailto:jimjarvis at verizon.net]
>Sent: Monday, October 9, 2006 04:12 AM
>To: ehertz at tcaf.org, towertalk at contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] OCF 160
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>Eugene, 
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>Someone else suggested the Carolina Windom 160. 
> 
>I'll echo that, and expand on the suggestion. 
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>Get it made from #12 flexweave, PE insulated. 
>Worth the extra money. 
> 
>Seems to tolerate being in trees fairly well. 
>Easy to handle wire. #14 is a little lighter and 
>cheaper...and not as strong. I had #14 fail here, 
>on a cw80, in the remains of a hurricane. 
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>N2EA 
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