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Re: [TowerTalk] Pre-Stretching / Anticipating Stretching of Antenna Wire

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pre-Stretching / Anticipating Stretching of Antenna Wire
From: Mike <nf4l@att.net>
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:31:53 -0400
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Steve,

You didn't say how you're going to hang it. That's going to be a factor. I use 
solid 
wire, and prestretch it.

73, Mike NF4L

On 8/6/2011 2:37 PM, Steve Sacco NN4X wrote:
> I'm about to begin building a wire antenna for 80 meters.  I'll be using
> 14ga stranded copper wire.  Since it will doubtless stretch once in
> service, I'm wondering if I shouldn't try to either pre-stretch it, or
> build it a bit short, to allow it to stretch into its proper dimension.
>
> Anyone have any experience with either?
>
> 73,
> Steve
> NN4X
> EL98jh
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