You might try some large mild steel welding rod, like the kind used for
GAS welding. What I have seen is copper plated and easy to solder to.

John
"Jerry Martes" wrote in message
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I plan to make a 6 element Yagi for FM reception at about 100 MHz. I
would like to use 1/8 diameter mild steel wire for the parasitic elements.
I have absolutely no experience with mild steel for antennas, but thought
it would be more bird tolerant than the copper wire model I made.
I'd sure appreciate hearing from anyone who knows about mild steel for
"VHF" antennas.

Jerry