AA,
Simper ubi sub ubi! And after 30 some years I'm lucky
to get any of it right much less in the right order.
Stainless steel is supposed to be 'not the greatest'
conductor for antennas, but, as long as you already have
it, why not? If you have to go buy a spool of it, you might
try some 18ga. 'CopperWeld'. Probably cheaper...
'Doc