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Re: [TowerTalk] 10 throu 20 beam traps or no traps

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 10 throu 20 beam traps or no traps
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:18:57 -0700
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On 6/20/2014 2:22 PM, n0tt1@juno.com wrote:
  I didn't use large enough
AL tubing for the spreaders (1" irrigation) and not
large enough solid copper wire (#14).

REPLY:

One last thought on quads: Use only copperweld wire. Ordinary copper will start to break after 3-5 years and is a huge pain to fix. Copperweld is nasty stuff to work with, but it does last.

73, Bill W6WRT
dezrat@outlook.com
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