[TowerTalk] Radials

[jeremy-ca]

Very true! I do a fair amount of MIG welding and the wire has a short spool 
life if left inside an unprotected garage. I can imagine instant rust 
outside.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dubovsky, George" <George.Dubovsky at andrew.com>
To: "James Bloomfield" <rn23crna at windstream.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Radials


> 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.
>>
>> Two questions.
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>>
>>
>> Can I use copper clad welding wire - 0.30 Dia.?
>>
>>
>>
>> If yes then how do you calculate the length of wire when sold by the
>> pound?
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> KV4FE
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