[TowerTalk] Copper clad steel

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

An even better telephone wire for radials is "cross-connect" wire.
This is just a #24 twisted pair with no outer jacket.  At Fry's,
they charge $30 for 1000 ft.  Also available on ebay, etc.

Rick N6RK

W4ZW wrote:
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>> Has anyone tried the 4 conductor telephone wire for radials. Its super
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>> at hamfests and some regular fleamarkets in big spools. #24 or 26 I
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> I've used this cable for years.  It's great for multiband radials because
> you can trim the conductors for each band desired.  Durable and holds up
> well.  The outside telephone cable is also available both with and without
> the steel messenger at reasonable prices.
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