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[Towertalk] Fw: Wire for a Beverage ??

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Subject: [Towertalk] Fw: Wire for a Beverage ??
From: w2up@mindspring.com (Barry )
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 18:49:13 -0000
Tom,
The corrosion may be climate-related. My Beverages are up from 
November until April, Here in the northeast, then I spool them up for the 
growing season. I've used the same wire for about 10 years now. No 
evidence of corrosion whatsoever.
Barry

On 14 Nov 2002 n4kg@juno.com wrote:

> My experience with galvanized steel wire in Beverages and
> as radials is that they RUST  OUT  in a few years.
> 
> ALUMINUM  Electric  Fence Wire is also now available
> and should last longer.  Take precautions to make a 
> non-corrosive connection to the aluminum wire.
> 
> I like #16 or #18 wire for outdoor use as radials or Beverages.  
> Smaller wires break too easily.  Larger wires get heavy.
> 
> Tom  N4KG
> 
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002  "Barry " <w2up@mindspring.com> writes:
> > My Beverages are made of 17 ga galvalnized steel wire (made for 
> > electric fences). It's strong and cheap - last spool I bought was 
> > $15  for 1/2 mile! Since a Bev is a high volatge/low current antenna, 
> > the  extra few ohms of resistance shouldn matter. 
> > 73,
> > Barry W2UP
> > 
> 
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club
         


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