At 02:33 PM 10/23/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi all - After just replacing an 80 m sloper nailed by the guy who
>about 5 years.
>
>I've been using a #14 stranded (7 strands) copper clad, purchased
>from RF Connection of MD. Is it lousy copper plating, rubbing of the
>strands as they flap in the breeze, or something else?
>
I was out looking at my wire cage feed for my vertical and noticed the same.
Acid rain is my guess. Wonder if the Davis Flexible wire is a better
alternative?
73 Craig
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