Consolidated Electronic Wire and Cable http://www.conwire.com/ sells bulk
quantities of solid copper tinned wire, available in many AWG sizes. Prices
seem to track copper commodities prices.image that.
73, Terry K4RX
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> You really do not need stranded wire. Bare solid wire is typically used
> for grounds.
Solid wire lasts longer, and is easier to connect to later because it is
easier to remove all corrosion without chemical cleaning or strand-by-strand
cleaning.
Also beware of gutting old wires, because some
On 6/5/2012 2:08 PM, Lloyd Berg N9LB wrote in part:
> I like the direct copper to soil DC contact rather than laying insulated wire
> on/in the ground. Also the solid bare copper wire won't leach away into the
> soil for 40-50 years.
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> Never bury bare stranded wire because it disintegrates way
I buy 5,000 foot reels (which is the minimum order from my supplier) of
18 awg solid copper wire from a local wholesale wire supply house. You
should be able to get most electrical supply houses to order that for
you. My local shop I've worked with for years, they specialize in
communications and s
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From: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 11:18 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: radial wire source
On 6/5/2012 9:08 AM
Hi Dan!
I use #12 solid solid copper THHN "house wire" - around here Menards has
the best price, HD has gotten very expensive in the last year.
I strip the insulation off with a little jig I made utilizing an
imbedded utility knife blade. I like the direct copper to soil DC
contact rather tha
I used to buy huge spools of #16 tinned copper "bus wire" from
Interstate Wire and Cable in Dallas, TX. The price was fairly
good compared to building wire from the home store. I built
a grid with 3x3 foot spacing, so insulated wire was out, and
tinning was a real plus for soldering the crossover
and then there's the 6000 ft spool of insulated, tinned #16 that I found
at the Dayton flea market for $20. It'll probably outlast me.
73, Pete N4ZR
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Also check what might be available from the Wireman. I picked up
a 5000 ft spool of twin-lead (#18?) from them a couple years ago
for $100. It was a bit of a job splitting it, mainly from the
tendency to twist when pulling the insulation apart in the
middle. However, cutting to the desired r
On 6/5/2012 9:08 AM, DAVID CUTHBERT wrote:
> I use #14 stranded THHN wire from Home Despot because it's easy work work
> with.
I've used a lot of #14 THHN solid because it's cheaper than stranded,
and find it no more difficult to work with than stranded wire. I would
love to use #18, but have
I use #14 stranded THHN wire from Home Despot because it's easy work work
with.
Dave WX7G
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You really do not need stranded wire. Bare solid wire is typically used
for grounds. and while the standard of 120 radials spaced 3 degress is a
well known standard for ground systems, it is very rare in amateur
radio. Anything beyond 12 1/8 wave
elevated.
If on the ground a layer of mesh out to 50' or so is better by far as a
starting point. That has been discussed on here many times.
Carl
KM1H
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From: "Dan Bookwalter"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 9:01 AM
Subject: Topband: radial wire sour
I think I asked something similar last fall , but , circumstances changed and I
couldn't do anything about it at the time...
So , here I am again looking for a source of radial wire I was thinking of
either going with K2AV's FCP or a radial field If i go with the radials I
was thinking
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