Tom_N2SR wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Has anyone used sprinkler system control wire for buried runs out to a tower?
> I'm currently building my station/antenna system, and I was recently looking
> in
> the electrical department of my local home improvement store. They have
> rolls of (I forget specifically) 8 cond #16 relatively cheap. My thought is
> that
> sprinkler system wire is designed to be buried, so why not?
>
> I'm not sure it would hold up to UV though.
>
> Thoughts? Opine?
>
> Tom, N2SR
>
>
>
>
>
Hi Tom....
The sprinkler wire I purchased turned out to be copper plated steel.
Much higher resistance
than pure copper.
73, Roger
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