Thread: Why is copper better than steel for wire antenna?
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Old October 7th 06, 05:20 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Why is copper better than steel for wire antenna?
On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:25:03 GMT, 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.

Just standard household electrical wiring? So purchase some two wire
(actually three wire if you include the ground wire) electrical cable
and use the black and white wires? Will the insulation withstand the
out doors? Or do you strip off the insulation and use them bare?

Tony
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