[TowerTalk] Worse than MFJ/Cushcraft coils
    jimlux 
    jimlux at earthlink.net
       
    Sun Sep 15 20:37:36 EDT 2019
    
    
  
On 9/15/19 2:52 PM, Michael Tope wrote:
> Dave,
> 
> Using aluminum wire is not necessarily bad trade for antenna loading 
> coils. Its lighter, so you can make the wire diameter larger for the 
> same weight to compensate for the lower conductivity.
And you can spot weld it to the aluminum element without any corrosion 
issues.  Overall, I think you could make a more reliable, equal 
performing antenna with aluminum wire and aluminum elements than a mix 
of aluminum and copper.
    
    
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