It's almost enough to drive one back to electric fence wire. It's inexpensive and reconnects easily using the wireman splice. 73 Bruce-K1FZ
On 07/20/2012 12:59 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: This is exactly the problem I have with Wireman stranded ~400 ohm ladder line. After a few years, if water gets inside, conductors rust through. If water gets into WD1A, the three steel strands rust through in less than 6 months. Sometimes much less. The four tinned copper strands deteriorate and eventually break also. I'm not a metallurgist, but somehow the rust from the steel *seems* to weaken them. 73, Paul N1BUG > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
