wb5cys wrote:
I am going to build an inverted V for 80 and 40 meters. I will be running
about 700 watts into it. What gauge wire should I use and should it be
stranded or solid core for best performance and power handling?

#14 (antenna and transmission line) handles my 500 watts
just fine with SWRs ranging up to about 12:1. At 50 ohms
and 700 watts, your feedpoint current is less than 4 amps.
Nothing has broken since I switched to stranded copperweld.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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