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Re: Topband: Radial wire

To: Jeff Draughn <n0ost99@gmail.com>, topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Radial wire
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 19:08:04 -0700
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On 9/4/2018 4:36 PM, Jeff Draughn wrote:
I’m looking for suggestions for radial wire that will lay as flat as
possible.  I realize that’s probably what everyone is looking for, however

I once ordered some dead soft pure aluminum wire
and it was as soft as "butter" :-)  Even softer
than solder.  The alloy was something like 1100.
Unfortunately, I don't have the vendor info handy.
You sometimes see this wire used to strap toys
to a cardboard display box. It is called
"tie wire" for obvious reasons.  Wasn't expensive
either, like a penny a foot.

It was way more limp than aluminum electric fence
wire as found at any farm supply.

Hope that helps.

73
Rick N6RK

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