[TowerTalk] Long Wire Sag

[Richard Smith]

 John and others,
What has your experience (if any) been with Alumoweld (or other aluminum clad steel) wire, especially in a corrosive environment? We have plans to try one or more antennas for 80 meters at PJ4K using Alumoweld wire. 
Do we have to be as cautious about nicking Alumoweld wire?  Since it cannot be soldered, what kinds of hardware and parts should be used for the connections?  I'm guessing that bending Alumoweld is not a good idea.
73, Rich, N6KT
    On Sunday, March 10, 2019, 03:40:13 PM PDT, john at kk9a.com <john at kk9a.com> wrote:  
 
 Or adjust the length between CW and SSB, etc or use it in a corrosive
atmosphere. I could not get copperweld to last very long at P40A. Perhaps
there are better versions of it but I switched to inexpensive THHN and never
had a wire break.

John KK9A


Hank Garretson w6sx wrote 

My experience is different.

I use #10 copperweld between two very sway-prone Jeffery Pines. It has been
up twelve years without issue.

The trick with copperweld is not to nick it.

73,

Hank, W6SX

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