Jim, K2HN, Found a LARGE spool of wire at a garage sale. Wants to use it for
radial wire.
Jim and all......
Sounds like it is 2 pair/22 gauge, Buried drop wire (ie 2x22BDW). Used from
local terminal to the house. Sometimes had a "flooding" around the wire which
can be icky/sticky and was used to water proof it. Could be fun trying to strip
off the outer covering to expose the wires........ not to mention untwisting
them.... won't be able to solder to the aluminum. Sometimes you can't even
solder to the wires used in the underground stuff. I'd say, strip it, used an
anti-ox of some kind, twist the copper and the aluminum shield together, and
then bolt it to the radial plate, or some how make a mechanical connection.
Good luck with the project.
73 es GDDX
K9WN Jake
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