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Moderator136
Moderator
Username: Moderator136
Post Number: 173
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 6:51 pm: | 
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Paul / Tech833 or anyone,
I was given 1000 foot roll of stainless steel wire not shur of the gage , measured with caliper .078 dia.
Question is will it make a good dipole wire?
Moderator 136
CEF 136
kc0svc |
Wildrat
Advanced Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 693
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 7:35 pm: |
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It won't rust.
Mark
I'd probably just bring it over to my house and I'll take care of it for ya.Promise |
Tech291
Moderator
Username: Tech291
Post Number: 348
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 8:35 pm: |
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Hal,
any specs on it's tensil strengh?I'm sure it would be tougher than 14awg copper..078 would be excellent for constructing quad elements also.be sure to pre-stretch it before you cut it to a measured resonate length.It should work just fine.
Dennis/tech291 |
Kid_vicious
Senior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 1071
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 1:49 am: |
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are you speaking of aircraft cable? (wire rope)
matt |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1163
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 2:22 am: |
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I use stainless wire for my antennas. It is perfect!
Some people say you can only use copper, but that is horribly incorrect. Don't forget, signal travels over the surface of the conductor, not through it. Stainless is the preferred material for wire antennas. |
Moderator136
Moderator
Username: Moderator136
Post Number: 175
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 8:28 pm: |
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Thank you all
Tech 833 sent some info to me and going to try.I was concerned about putting 300 ohm flat line and making the conections, u clamps that will work!
Not to shur what to try first inverted or just a straight hoz dipole , going to make a 6 meter on the first try.
Thanks again
Moderator 136
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