[TowerTalk] Wire for Quad

[John Tait]

JACK KZ4USA wrote:
> #14, 7 strand hard drawn copper wire from Davis RF. Is this good wire 
> for my 20 meter 6 El Quad project?
>
> What are most people using for their Quads?
>
>
> Jack
> KZ4USA
>   
That wire sounds good to me Jack. If it's insulated, your elements will 
be about 2 per cent smaller than for bare wire. Don't connect it in too 
rigid a fashion at the arms. I use a cheap copy of the N2US approach. He 
uses stainless steel jubilee clips and nylon webbing. I use a pair of 
heavy duty "Tie Wraps".    
http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/images/Quad/cabletiespic.jpg       I've not had 
a broken element yet. Occasionally I'll have a broken cable tie after a 
bad storm, but the wire elements are free to move at the attachment 
point, so they don't flex and break.
I use single strand hard drawn copper wire, about 1.5mm OD which was 
"rescued" from the telephone company.
  Good luck with your Quad OM.. Vy 73.

  John EI7BA     http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/