[TowerTalk] solid THHN vs jacketed copperweld

[Ken Alker]

What method do you use to stretch the wire from #8 to #9?

--On Monday, September 19, 2022 4:59 PM -0700 Jim Brown 
<jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> Many years ago, our mutual friend David Josephson, WA6NMF, taught me to
> buy bare #8 solid copper at the big box store and stretch it to
> approximate #9 hard drawn copper. Over the years, W6GHJB and I have done
> that 3-4 times. We use it for all of our wires under tension. In addition
> to pretty good strength much nicer handling than copperweld, I don't have
> to lower the dipoles and circumcise them every few years, as I did with
> one that was built with THHN.
>
> We use copper split-bolts for connections.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC