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Re: Topband: Soldering radials?

To: Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Soldering radials?
From: Tim Shoppa <tshoppa@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:59:29 -0400
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I much prefer stranded 18AWG for my "roll out on top of lawn and driveway"
radials. Stranded is more likely to stay flat on the ground than solid. The
solid likes to remembers the curl of being wound on the spool and sproings
up. It takes many fewer staples to hold the stranded down.

Tim N3QE

On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com> wrote:

> Stranded wire is harder to work with.  It is harder to get to lay down
> flat either on top or in a trench, harder to bolt or solder, is more
> expensive, does not take high heat as well.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 7:00 AM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM
> <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Rob
> >
> > why you don't use stranded wire for radials?
> >
> > 73,
> > Jorge
> > CX6VM/CW5W
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