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Old October 7th 06, 04:25 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Why is copper better than steel for wire antenna?

Tony VE6MVP wrote:
On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:17:10 GMT, Owen Duffy wrote:


Antenna wire would be one of the lowest cost elements of a complete
system, which questions the cost effectiveness of savings.


Sure, but clothesline wire is easily available in this small town.
Copper wire means I'd have to search it out in the nearest big city.


Tony


All the wire antennas I've built for the last 20 years or so have
been made out of electrical wire from the local home improvement
store.

They alway seem to outlive my interest in them.

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Jim Pennino

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