[TowerTalk] 160M Antenna - Ideas

[HansLG at aol.com]

Magnetic wire is available in all sized. If you try to put down a #30 you  
might not find it after some time but #18 and up should stay for some time. (I  
have some #8 and that will last for a long time). Magnetic wire is often 
softer  than the insulated equivalent and easier to handle. Beware it stretches a  
lot more than the insulated (and harder) wire of the same size.
 
Hans, N2JFS
 
 
In a message dated 12/5/2008 10:16:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jruing at ameritech.net writes:

I guess  I disagree and feel magnet wire is too fine to work as  ground
radials.   I also recommend the THHN for the same reasons  Gene does
but do not feel the magnet wire is strong enough.    People and lawn
mowers will traverse upon them if laid on the ground, and I  believe
there will be too much force upon buried magnet wire to keep  it
from breaking along its course as you back fill.

Just My  take....    ====  Richards- k*JHR    ======

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Gene  Smar wrote:
> Scott:
> 
>      Yes, you can  use magnet wire if it's available to you.  But its 
> insulation  layer will probably scuff away after a year or two and the 
> underlying  wire will begin to corrode and open up on you.  I like THHN or 
>  even scrap insulated wire because its outer coating is pretty durable when 
 
> the wires become buried amongst the rocks in the dirt.   

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