I had exactly the same problem on my 4el 5 band quad. (almost 1000' of
wire) It lasted less than a year. I will never use anything but 7 strand
hard drawn copper again.
73, Ed
At 09:47 AM 12/11/01 -0500, Barry wrote:
>I had a problem with flexweave, too, on my 80m slopers. The
>strands abraded each other as it swayed it the breeze, rubbing off
>enough copper to expose the steel core. This rusted and eventually
>broke. Average lifespan for me 2 years.
>I went back to good old solid copperweld. Harder to work with, but
>will last a lifetime.
>Barry W2UP
>
>On 11 Dec 01, at 14:35, George Shaw wrote:
>
> >
> > So if flex-weave is not the bees knees as per the adverts what is?
> > What is the best wire out there to use for antenna work that meets
> > strength, performance, and weather resistance regardless of cost?
> >
> >
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