and then there's the 6000 ft spool of insulated, tinned #16 that I found at the Dayton flea market for $20. It'll probably outlast me.
73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 6/5/2012 12:38 PM, Eric Tichansky NO3M wrote: > Also check what might be available from the Wireman. I picked up > a 5000 ft spool of twin-lead (#18?) from them a couple years ago > for $100. It was a bit of a job splitting it, mainly from the > tendency to twist when pulling the insulation apart in the > middle. However, cutting to the desired radial length and > connecting one end to a pulley w/ a pivot took care of that. > Having two people pulling it apart while walking out from center > also helps to keep tension on both wires and avoid it balling up > where it is splitting/twisting. All said and done, 10000+ ft of > radials for about $0.01/ft and it's held up fine over the past > two years. > > 73 - Eric NO3M > > On 06/05/12 12:18, Jim Brown wrote: >> I've used a lot of #14 THHN solid because it's cheaper than stranded, >> and find it no more difficult to work with than stranded wire. I would >> love to use #18, but have not been able to find a source for it in >> quantity. Either Lowe's or Home Depot (don't recall which) orffers a >> quantity discount for something like six 500 ft spools. >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> _______________________________________________ >> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
