"Jerry Martes" wrote in message
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Thanks for the good information on steel elements for a 100MHz yagi. I
think I was concerned about something that didnt exist. I thought the
fact
that the steel was magnetic might effect the elements. I'm comfortable
with using this steel wire now. I saw the straight lengths of wire at
Home
Depot where they sell it for hanging Drop Ceilings. It may not be a rust
problem because of the coating on the wire But, the antennas will be in
the
San Diego Calif. desert anyway, so rust isnt a big problem. Besides,
these
are gifts so the new owners cal deal with the rust if they want clean
*and*
cheap.

I built a 2 meter 6 element beam out of some single strand guy wire. It
worked fine for a year or so that I had it up. There is no electrical
problem with steel but mechanical it may be something else. Rust being one
of them, the small size of the elements at 100 mhz may not be able to stand
up under wind.