Something I have not seen mentioned in the large number of posts about
cheap wire is:
My wife and I go to garage sales and estate sales almost as a hobby.
Quality time and all that.
I have found that many of these kinds of sales have quantities of wire
in the garage part of the sale. "I'm
That's right...it's insulated and is used for "invisible" dog fencing.
I've used it
and it's just fine for radials. It's tinned copper, at least mine was
and
it came in 500ft spools.
I've also used the military "surplus" WD1-A wire. It has steel strands
and
tinned copper strands in a
I would add to the conversation that you must know what type of insulation is
on the wire. I picked up about 5000 ft. of 20 ga. wire at a hamfest and I used
it to put down about 70 radials on my shunt fed tower. I also used it for a
dog fence. About four years later, the dog fence wire
I believe this wire is insulated. It is for things like an invisible
fence. I am not sure what it is made of.
W0MU
On 11/9/2021 9:21 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
Dog electronic fence wire via ebay.
Bad idea, except maybe for field day or some other temporary setup due
to rust. Also, long thin
> Dog electronic fence wire via ebay.
Bad idea, except maybe for field day or some other temporary setup due
to rust. Also, long thin runs of steel may not return RF well.
For permanence it's a lot better to invest in 3000 feet copper that
can provide sixty 50 foot radials. That will at least
I got too many replies to reply to each of you individually, but thanks to
all of you for many helpful suggestions and recommendations.
I appreciate it and hope to have a much louder signal on 160m before too
long.
73 de Greg N3ZL
On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 5:20 PM Greg Davis wrote:
> Hello
roll ends or even by the pound. gl Jim
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Subject: Topband: cheap radial wire?
Hello Topbanders,
I recently reached out directly to a few people who
Try local electric motor repair shops. They will sometimes sell you
roll ends or even by the pound. gl Jim
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Subject: Topband: cheap radial wir
Dog electronic fence wire via ebay.
Sam(N3XZ)
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Subject: Topband: cheap radial wire?
Hello Topbanders,
I
On 11/8/2021 3:57 PM, Carl Braun wrote:
1000’ spools of 14ga stranded for $90 each.
Smaller gauge wire is just as good electrically, because most of the
resistance is coupled from the earth below, so wire resistance doesn't
matter. The only good reasons for using larger wire are 1) that you
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Subject: Topband: cheap radial wire?
Hello Topbanders,
I recently reached out directly to a few people who had posted
recently(ish) to this email reflector who had described purchasing large
amounts of wire for radials at a (relative) bargain price.
However, after a couple of weeks
Hello Topbanders,
I recently reached out directly to a few people who had posted
recently(ish) to this email reflector who had described purchasing large
amounts of wire for radials at a (relative) bargain price.
However, after a couple of weeks of waiting, none of those emails have been
Just FYI for anyone interested, there is a listing on Ebay for item
#140709240497 which is a 2,000 foot reel of 22 gauge insulated stranded
wire. While it's a little lightweight at only 22 awg, it's by far the
cheapest I've seen for a good quantity reel of wire. If you need some
cheap radial wire
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