On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:05:40 GMT, Russ wrote:
I actually have met John and spoke with him in person about this on
Monday night. The wire is for a small 2M beam for DFing. It needs to
be quite stiff and increased diameter will make for better B/W.

"quite stiff" as in self-supporting? Don't want plain copper wire
then. Even #10 copper wire will barely self-support in lengths
suitable for 2m antenna. Any weather or bump and your antenna will
need to be straightened. In the same aisle at the hardware store
they probably have bare copper up to #4 or #2. Much stronger. And
not much more money in the quantity needed for a small 2m beam.

He may want to consider using 1/4" soft copper tubing for the
greater diameter. One could, I imagine, fill the tubing with
something if it needed to be self-supporting. Or else just use
small diameter rigid tubing.

sdb

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