iwc2carl on ebay is my favorite supplier of bulk wire. He's very reliable,
consistently less expensive (including shipping) than the retail stores and
electrical wholesalers, ships in a few days and you can't beat the
convenience of delivery direct to your door. He almost always accepts
an offer of 90% of his asking price.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/iwc2carl/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
For radials I typically use 1000 foot reels of 16 AWG stranded for $50.00
per reel plus ten dollars for shipping.
73
Frank
W3LPL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:42:03 PM
Subject: Topband: Radial Wire
On 6/26/2014 2:24 PM, Bill Wichers wrote:
You can get solid thhn. Some codes even require it, but it is much less common.
I've seen Home Depot stock it before.
Solid #12 and #14 THHN on 500 ft spools is stocked by every Home Depot
and Lowes store I have visited. They even offer a discount (10% on 5 or
6 spools, I think). I prefer #14 solid because it seems to remain in
place a bit better than stranded. I would use #18 if it were widely
available at good prices.
73, Jim K9YC
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