> I am preparing for the permanent installation of a 1/4 wave monopole for
> top band. The need to procure enough radial (about 8000 feet) wire now
> faces me. What gauge and type of wire is being used and from where can it
> be procured.
I buy bare tinned copper buss wire from International Wire in Dallas
Texas. Last purchase was just over 2 cents per foot, but I buy
20,000 foot or more at a time.
I like it because it is heavy enough to not break easily, more than
big enough to have negligible resistance, is copper so it lasts a
long time, is easy to solder, doesn't need to be stripped every time
I make a connection, and usually is a single length on 5000 foot
rolls so there is no waste or splicing.
We used mostly number ten at BC stations for life of system
considerations.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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