Those are all very good prices from NA.
Here in the UK, the only source I found was Army Surplus, the best
deal was
$85 for 2000ft spools + $15 shipping.
Anyone have any cheaper sources in the UK?
Neil G0JHC
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2. Re: WD1A wire (Herb Schoenbohm)
3. Re: WD1A wire (Larry Molitor)
4. Re: data follow up to W4ZV and K2AV comments (Tim Duffy)
5. Spiderbeam mast UV Resistance? (Jim Garland)
6. Re: WD1A wire (ZR)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:32:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
To: "topband@contesting.com" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: WD1A wire
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Anyone know of a good source for WD1A field phone wire these days?
Best I've found so far runs abut 60 bux shipped to WA for a 0.5 km
spool.
Thanks,
Larry - W7IUV
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:58:02 -0400
From: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: WD1A wire
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Larry try eBay that is where I bought my last 2500 feet for 28
bucks but be
sure to not get it tangled as that is a mess or long runs.
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
On 8/28/2013 3:32 PM, Larry Molitor wrote: > Anyone know of a good
source for WD1A field phone wire these days?
Best I've found so far runs abut 60 bux shipped to WA for a 0.5
km spool.
Thanks,
Larry - W7IUV
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:53:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
To: ZR <zr@jeremy.mv.com>, "topband@contesting.com"
<topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: WD1A wire
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Thanks Carl, even though it wasn't much help.
Need some new wire for some BOG experiments, mostly for 630 meters.
Ran outa
cheap insulated wire. Considering cat5 because it's cheaper than
any single
conductor wire you can buy. But WD1A ?is not as appetizing to the
varmits
and in my old age, I really hate splicing wire in the snow.
Anybody even run bare wire on the ground? I tried that when I was
in AZ and
it didn't work but the soil at that location was very very good.
Maybe it
would work here over frozen sand and rock?
Larry - W7IUV
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From: ZR <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
To: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>; topband@contesting.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: WD1A wire
The last reel I bought was 2.5km for $40 plus about $20 shipping
from Ohio
about 3-4 years ago on Fleabay. It was listed strangely but I
forget how; I
believe I searched for "military wire" or something similar. I see
some
speculators peddling it at .10/ft
Carl
KM1H
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From: "Larry Molitor" <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:32 PM
Subject: Topband: WD1A wire
Anyone know of a good source for WD1A field phone wire these days?
Best I've found so far runs abut 60 bux shipped to WA for a 0.5
km spool.
Thanks,
Larry - W7IUV
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 22:02:07 -0400
From: "Tim Duffy" <k3lr@k3lr.com>
To: "'Bill Tippett'" <btippett@alum.mit.edu>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: data follow up to W4ZV and K2AV comments
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For the record:
40 meter antennas at W3LPL:
Two full size 3 ele Yagi's at 190 feet over 100 feet - 48 foot booms.
40 meter antennas at K3LR
Three full size 4 ele OWA Yagi's at 260 feet over 190 feet over 118
feet.
48 foot booms. 7 take off angle combinations are available.
QSOs for 40 meters in this contest:
K3LR 1767 Europe and 144 Asia
W3LPL 1686 Europe and 122 Asia
73,
Tim K3LR
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Bill
Tippett
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 6:17 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Effect of trees- tree appreciation
Long delayed response to
http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/topband/2013-August/041954.html
K2AV wrote:
"By common
expectation LPL and LR should have a propagation advantage over NY4A.
LPL and LR both have excellent stacked 3 or 4 element 40m yagi's. But
note how as the fourth mode is engaged, both LR and LPL fall off
because they are not cleanly engaging the mode, most likely because
the increasing elevation angle is starting into a notch in the yagi
vertical pattern. Also note that NY4A carries the best signal for
most of the 24 hours. This is an evaluation of the NY4A 40 EU quad vs.
known excellent installations that is hard to argue with."
From the ARRL results database, sorted by maximum 40m QSOs (after
log-checking):
http://bit.ly/19YAF1f don't worry Frank...it's OK :-)
Rank Call 40m QSOs
1. K3LR 2000
2. W3LPL 1911
3. WE3C 1862
4. KM1W 1818
5. NY4A 1809
K3LR could be expected to have a higher total because of better prop
to JA but the other 4 should have had similar propagation to EU,
which would dominate their results. There's more to this story than
RBN spots from a single location shows.
73, Bill W4ZV
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 06:14:05 -0600
From: "Jim Garland" <4cx250b@miamioh.edu>
To: <Topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: Spiderbeam mast UV Resistance?
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My 26m Spiderbeam mast is made of a shiny black fiberglass
material. Have
users of this or the shorter Spiderbeam masts had experience with
how well
the masts hold up to UV radiation? My QTH is at 7000 ft elevation
and the
sun shines 330 days/year, so UV degradation is a big problem. I've
used
Krylon UV-resistant spray on my SteppIR yagi and it didn't seem to
help at
all. I've heard that a water-based urethane paint works well, but
don't know
if it would bond to the Spiderbeam mast. Also, the top of the mast
is very
flexible and thin, so the weight of the paint might also be a
problem. Any
suggestions?
73,
Jim W8ZR
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:26:48 -0400
From: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Larry Molitor" <w7iuv@yahoo.com>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: WD1A wire
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The last reel I bought was 2.5km for $40 plus about $20 shipping
from Ohio
about 3-4 years ago on Fleabay. It was listed strangely but I
forget how; I
believe I searched for "military wire" or something similar. I see
some
speculators peddling it at .10/ft
Carl
KM1H
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From: "Larry Molitor" <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:32 PM
Subject: Topband: WD1A wire
Anyone know of a good source for WD1A field phone wire these days?
Best I've found so far runs abut 60 bux shipped to WA for a 0.5
km spool.
Thanks,
Larry - W7IUV
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