[TowerTalk] Radials

[Dubovsky, George]

You can, but you are really putting down just steel wire. The copper is
the thinnest of flashes, just enough to keep the steel wire from
oxidizing in protected environments. It won't survive outside any better
- and probably worse - than galvanized electric fence wire (which is a
whole lot cheaper!)

73,

geo - n4ua

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of James Bloomfield
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:54 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Radials
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> In the planning stage for my 90 foot insulated Rohn 25 I am at the
> planning
> for radial stage.
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> Everyone knows the current price of copper.
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> I plan to have 120  1/4 wave radials.
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> Two questions.
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> Can I use copper clad welding wire - 0.30 Dia.?
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> If yes then how do you calculate the length of wire when sold by the
> pound?
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> Jim
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> KV4FE
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> On the Suwannee River
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