Thelpone C wire is a copper clad steel wire, as long as the hard plastic sheath remains intact it will be fine, however if the sheath is damaged to expose the wire it rusts rapidly and breaks. I spent many years repairing such wire. Water will migrate inside the sheath and the wire will become very brittle.
Message: 2 Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:09:31 -0400 From: Herb Schoenbohm <[email protected]> To: TopBand List <[email protected]> Subject: Topband: Telephone C-wire for radials and Beverages Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I wonder if regular telephone company C-wire would not make great radials either buried or on ground. I do not know the impedance but it would also be a stronger replacement for WD-1A for directional Beverages as well, although I am not sure what the 40% conductivity comment all means, I would think it would be more suitable to resist corrosion and the dissimilar metal issues than any aluminum product. Just curious, Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ _________________ Topband Reflector
