Rick, You will never find out which way is the cheapest. Put down all the radials you can manage, the longer - the better. Do not care about a few USD up/dwn. The more, the better! 73 CU on 160 SM7BIC
-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] För Rick Kiessig Skickat: den 14 december 2012 15:30 Till: [email protected] Ämne: Topband: Optimal radial wire type and gauge? The recent talk about optimizing the number of radials has me wondering about the optimal type and gauge for radial wire. I've been using #14 stranded, insulated copper, but for no reason other than it's readily available in 500 ft spools at a decent price. With the cost of copper being so high these days, is there a better choice? If so, how do we know it's really better? And is there an easy way to trade off cost vs. effectiveness? I can't use mesh at my QTH, so I need to stay with actual wire. 73, Rick ZL2HAM _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - [email protected] _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - [email protected]
