"Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr." wrote:

One of the best ladder lines I ever constructed was using some of my
sons Monster Cable that he had used with his stereo speaker system.
This heavy cable for some reason made a noticable difference in how my
80 meter loop skywire functioned. Bandwidth was definately greater,
and many received station signals were stronger. Logical NO, but they
were.

Gary,

How did that transparent plastic insulation on the monster cable wire
hold up in the sunshine over the years? I am thinking that if it decays
and cracks it might have an effect on the way the wire is fastened to the
spacers and thus come loose from the spacers.

I do have quite of bit of this #12 monster cable left over on a spool
from a speaker project I did last year. Also this monster cable is
relatively expensive compared to other alternatives and I would almost
hate to use it for feedline if it would only hold up a couple of years in
the weather and sun. I wonder just how much this monster cable braided
copper differs from regular #12 braided copper for AC wiring? Seems like
maybe the individual strands in the monster cable are finer than the ones
comprising regular AC braided wire of the same guage.

Bill K6TAJ