Is there some correlation for transmission power and frequency vs wire gage required? Or is it essentially all about structural stability? Mark N5PRD
> On Dec 15, 2020, at 12:11 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Consider #17 electric fence wire. Take two or three strands and twist them > together with one end clampied in a vice or something and the other end in > the chuck of a hand drill. it will shrink so oversize. > It is chap,Find it at Tractor Supply or on line. > > John Parmalee > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > 281-380-3811 > K5VGM WI2XLJ > In a message dated 12/14/2020 8:37:10 PM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > This is link to wire I got and I am VERY impressed with these guys for help. > It is stranded and insulated. > > > https://palomar-engineers.com/tech-support/tech-topics/ferrite-tutorials/search?keyword=antenna%20wire > > <https://palomar-engineers.com/tech-support/tech-topics/ferrite-tutorials/search?keyword=antenna%20wire> > > > > > From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rick Hiller via BVARC > Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 8:13 PM > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > Cc: Rick Hiller <[email protected]>; Mark Janzer <[email protected]>; KJ > Anderson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Antenna wire? > > > I’d lean toward insulated. Keeps inter-strand noise at a minimum. 135 > feet—- 14 awg stranded at min. Alpha Delta uses 14 solid for their fan > dipoles. So either way works, depending on how it is deployed. > > Wireman, DX Eng and others. > > GL. Rick. RH > > Sent from my i-Thingamajig > > > On Dec 14, 2020, at 7:31 PM, Mark Janzer via BVARC <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Check out: > > > https://thewireman.com/product-category/antenna-materials/antenna-wire/ > <https://thewireman.com/product-category/antenna-materials/antenna-wire/> > > Flex weave is nice. > > > > > On Dec 14, 2020, at 4:31 PM, KJ Anderson via BVARC <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > I need input. I want to build an additional 40M EFHW, I’m wondering if the > group has input or guidance on the best kind of wire to use for the long > wire? It appears that the antenna manufacturers are happy to sell me > “high-grade antenna wire” that is nothing more than regular 14AWG wire I > could get literally anywhere for much less; my question is- has anyone tried > anything more exotic? Is there a flavor of wire that works better/worse for > antennas? > > > I appreciate you all. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > 73 de KJ5EMP > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > KJ in Cypress > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > <http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > <http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > <http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org>________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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