I have had good luck with Wireman 534 26 AWG, 19 strand 40%
copper-clad steel (OD 0.020"). I have used it for a 2 element
20M wire beam and had it survive wind and snow storms. It is my
goto antenna wire for portable operations.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 10/5/15 at 1:52 PM, [email protected] (Jim Brown) wrote:
I like one of several telescoping fiberglass poles to which
it's easy to tape a wire. Buy or improvise one or more fixtures
to mount it vertically, buy more wire to use as radials or a
counterpoise, and you've got a far more effective antenna for
less money. #18 (or even #22) works fine for backpacking.
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CA 95032
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