[TowerTalk] Aluminum clad wire

Grant Saviers grants2 at pacbell.net
Thu Dec 30 10:48:13 PST 2010


I've had a spool of this solid Al wire in a larger gauge and use it on a 
capacity hat as a perimeter wire.  Unfortunately, it doesn't hold up to 
the onslaught of various perching birds and breaks.  While it is 
tempered and "low stretch" for Al, it isn't close to the low stretch of 
good USA made "high tensile" fencing wire.  Hence the interest in 
something stronger, lower stretch and still decent RF properties.    The 
solid Al is very cost effective if stretch and strength aren't a 
problem, e.g. radials or temporary antennas.

With copper having doubled in price this year the Al clad steel seems to 
be a good alternative.  I've ordered a spool and will try to measure its 
properties.

Thanks for the inputs.

Grant

KZ1W


On 12/30/2010 9:32 AM, Robert Harmon wrote:
> Rik and all,
>
> I have found another smaller gauge of the aluminum wire at Tractor Supply Co.
> It is 17 gauge and should work fine for my elevated radials project.
> (gotta love the price for 1/4 mile of wire, hi,hi)
>
> http://www.tractorsupply.com/fencing/electric-fencing/electric-fence-wire-poly-tapes/electric-fence-wire/aluminum-electric-fence-wire-17-ga-1-4-mile-3600859


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