Years ago I had a homebrew 80m dipole with stainless steel wire rope element
support/loading wires. There were never any mechanical issues however
stainless is a poor conductor compared to aluminum. I am not sure what
effect this had, also linear loading is probably not the best method of
element shortening.
John KK9A
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Subject: [TowerTalk] F-12 Linear Loading Wire
From: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:16:32 +0000
Hello TT'ers.
I am In the process of rehabbing a Force 12 Delta 240/230 beam
antenna.
In the past I have rebuilt/repaired the original F-12 wires with Aluma-weld
12GA.
If my memory serves me there was a thread in the past because of the
flexing
and hardening resulting in failure... another type of wire was substituted
?
Coper Weld ? Galvanized fence Wire ?
Wayne W3EA
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