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Re: [TowerTalk] XHHW wire

To: "dickny1e@yahoo.com" <dickny1e@yahoo.com>, Towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] XHHW wire
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:52:48 -0800
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I have AWG 4 gauge stranded aluminum XHHW wires in my
open wire line going to my 90 foot vertical.  I installed
it 20 years ago, and it is still in perfect like new condition.
I can highly recommend it.  At the time, I paid 15 cents per foot.

BTW, the fact that it is:

Stranded
Aluminum
and Insulated

doesn't appear to be detrimental to its use as OWL,
despite various "advice" to the contrary.

Rick N6RK

On 2/17/2020 6:12 PM, Dick NY1E wrote:

In the spring I'm building new dipoles for 160, 80 & 40, instead of using THHN 
I see Home Depot has XHHW #12 stranded, like THHN but without the nylon jacket and 
it says its UV resistant. Has anyone used it? It's a bit more expensive at $98/500' 
vs $65/500' but if it keeps that nylon from hanging off the antennas....de Dick NY1E
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