Re: [Elecraft] Best Portable Wire

Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rich WC3T Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2021 7:20 PM To: Ronnie Hull Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Best Portable Wire I third the selection of “The Wireman” products

Re: [Elecraft] Best Portable Wire

They're not very similar, they're identical! There's literally a website address on the SOTAbeams winder I got from DX Engineering that goes to a place that sells kite winders. On Mon, Dec 20, 2021, 15:19 Dennis Moore wrote: > Very similar to kite string winders available on Amazon. > > 73,

Re: [Elecraft] Best Portable Wire

Very similar to kite string winders available on Amazon. 73, Dennis NJ6G On 12/20/2021 09:28, Walter Underwood wrote: I was using the Coghlan’s laundy reels, but it took a long time to wind up the wire, they would bind (not smooth turning), and would pop open when dropped. Now I use the Midi

Re: [Elecraft] Best Portable Wire

I was using the Coghlan’s laundy reels, but it took a long time to wind up the wire, they would bind (not smooth turning), and would pop open when dropped. Now I use the Midi Winders from SOTAbeams. Wind the wire on in a figue-8, no kinks and quck to get on and off. SOTAbeams makes three

Re: [Elecraft] Best Portable Wire

I'm partial to the Kev-Flex kevlar core wire sold by Dave Cripe Nm0s. It's small in diameter, wicked strong, and the PVC jacket is slick as snot on a doorknob. I but mine from him on eBay. He usually sells it in 75 foot lengths, but if you want a longer piece, just drop a note in the order and

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I have been using a couple of "things"... First see: https://www.amazon.com/Coghlans-Camp-Laundry-Reel-21-Foot/dp/B001QBZM4Q/ref=sr_1_29?crid=3GJ5K4I006OGB=camping+clothesline=1640011049=camping+clothesline%2Caps%2C109=8-29 as a wire winder. I use 24ga Teflon wire.  The copper strands are

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Well Rich, Guess you are a late comer. I got my ham license at age 14 and I am now 77. I've been married 18 years. She was married to ham before me, so had been "broke-in" before getting "saddled" with me (western sayin). That was the good news and the bad news. When she arrived north

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Beat me to it. This is the 26 AWG. Breaking strength is 25 pounds, though I’ve never broken it. https://thewireman.com/product/antenna-wire-26-awg-copper-clad-steel-stranded-jacketed/ For my 53 foot

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I like the Wireman silky wire too . I had a 20M two wire beam made from the stuff that survived a small ice storm. (I've now replaced it with the QRO version, #14 wire.) 73 Bill AE6JV

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The 24ga speaker wire is tougher, inexpensive and available locally. Postage for long distance orders would be more than the wire itself. I’m just sayin’浪 David, NS4V David R. Hourdequin, PE Specialty Heavy Timber Engineer Hayesville, NC 28904 828-421-6216 > On Dec 19, 2021, at 20:24, Rich

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I third the selection of “The Wireman” products. Excellent quality. I use the 26-ga myself. 72, Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL PIO Grid: FN20is > On Dec 19, 2021, at 20:03, Ronnie Hull wrote: > > What Wayne said! That Silky 26 g is the way to go. Easy

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What Wayne said! That Silky 26 g is the way to go. Easy to break though so don’t put the John Wayne on it! Ron W5SUM Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2021, at 6:50 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > 26 AWG "Silky" from the Wireman. > > Wayne > > >> On Dec 19, 2021, at 3:52 PM, K4SRQ-Burt

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26 AWG "Silky" from the Wireman. Wayne > On Dec 19, 2021, at 3:52 PM, K4SRQ-Burt wrote: > > Ok, quick question for all you portable geeks. I am running the Wayne style > end fed random wire thrown over a tree. Using AWG 14 but need a smaller > wire. Anyone have a favorite wire you use

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Good stuff. That's what they wire aircraft with. - Jerry KF6VB On 2021-12-19 16:01, Bryan wrote: I have had very good luck with this stranded Tefzel in 22 AWG: https://www.ebay.com/itm/262473900779 It is super slick. I typically have

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Stranded 26 awg PFTE or other slick coated wire has worked very well for both antennas & ground plane(s). I bought a military surplus spool of PFTE years ago off Ebay. Great stuff.  73,DavidAL5M Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, December 19, 2021, 5:52 PM, K4SRQ-Burt wrote: Ok,

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I have had very good luck with this stranded Tefzel in 22 AWG: https://www.ebay.com/itm/262473900779 It is super slick. I typically have it on a winder with a strap or hair tie to keep it together. 72 de Bryan, k0emt

[Elecraft] Best Portable Wire

Ok, quick question for all you portable geeks.  I am running the Wayne style end fed random wire thrown over a tree.  Using AWG 14 but need a smaller wire.  Anyone have a favorite wire you use for the Ant and Ground Plane?  Rugged, straightens nice etc.? Burt K4SRQ Sarasota