[TowerTalk] aluminium welding wire

[Dan Hearn]

At my former QTH in Dallas I buried some aluminum #12 radials for my
Hytower. They were totally corroded away in 2 years. The soil there was very
conductive and, as I recall, alkaline. I doubt if it would be worth your
time to use that wire for radials. 73, Dan, N5AR

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Subject: [TowerTalk] aluminium welding wire


I  have the opportunity of getting three spools of .035" al. welding wire.
each spool is about 20 lbs.
I wonder how many feet we get from one spool.
Anybody using this kind  of wire for radials on 160.meters.
I wonder how long the radials will last on the ground?????
Copper is so expensive these days....
I would appreciate input on this ..
Thanks
NOEL
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