"Tom Horne" wrote in message ...

On 7/31/2011 16:32, KD2AIP wrote:
Anyone have experience making a dipole from 18 gauge speaker wire? I
have a whole lot of it lying around the house, and was wondering if I
could put it to some good use.

Be aware that the National Electric Code (NEC); that is enforced as law
in many jurisdictions; forbids the use of wire that small for aerials of
radio stations. The NEC specifically requires that size fourteen
American Wire Gauge be the minimum size that is used.
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And of course, there are hams out there who consider the NEC, as applied to
antennas on their own property, to be an irrelevant government overreach.

Naturally, that is not my opinion