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May 30th 05, 06:19 PM
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Years and years ago, they used to make a heavy copper plated steel ant
wire, anyone remember it? It was great, took years of abuse, snow, ice and high winds at a cabin of mine in the high sierras (11,500 ft elevation) and, like a timex watch, kept on ticking... Warmest regards, John "Cecil Moore" wrote in message ... Reg Edwards wrote: The so-called "stretch" in annealed, enamelled, copper wires is not worth the trouble of mentioning. Especially true for ladder-line users. :-) -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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#2
May 30th 05, 07:13 PM
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On Mon, 30 May 2005 10:19:30 -0700, "John Smith"
wrote: Copperweld(r), which is copper-clad steel wire (CCS), is still made and sold by companies that sell "antenna" wire, the Wireman, Davis RF, Radio Works and others... The copper wire I get at Lowe's on 500 foot rolls is probably different, but works fine. bob k5qwg Years and years ago, they used to make a heavy copper plated steel ant wire, anyone remember it? It was great, took years of abuse, snow, ice and high winds at a cabin of mine in the high sierras (11,500 ft elevation) and, like a timex watch, kept on ticking... Warmest regards, John |
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#3
May 30th 05, 10:28 PM
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"John Smith" wrote in message news  Years and years ago, they used to make a heavy copper plated steel ant wire, anyone remember it? It was great, took years of abuse, snow, ice and high winds at a cabin of mine in the high sierras (11,500 ft elevation) and, like a timex watch, kept on ticking... Years ago (like about 2 yrs) and even today (like now) Copperweld makes it. I have some 300-ohm transmission line made from copperweld conductors. Look into the belden catalog and anywhere you see the "Copperweld" trademark uses copper-coated steel. |
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#4
May 30th 05, 11:33 PM
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Hal:
Good to know they still produce a good product... I have given up the finer wire here, strung very long ants using steel fencing wire (like used in regards to chain link fence--or even large dia stainless steel wire from welders outlets in rolls--but EXPENSIVE!) run through 1/4"+ copper tubing these days--get all of at Lowe's or Home Depot... something about pumping big watts into a thin wire which just "itchs" my eccentricities... frown Copper tubing can be had for scrap prices at a large recycling/metal scrapping yard near you... sometimes a guy is even lucky enough to find the steel wire to run through it for a few cents a pound! In fact, many good aluminum/copper/stainless flats, rods, tubing, etc can be found for antenna projects... yellow pages should provide anyone with a source... Warmest regards, John "Hal Rosser" wrote in message . .. "John Smith" wrote in message news Years and years ago, they used to make a heavy copper plated steel ant wire, anyone remember it? It was great, took years of abuse, snow, ice and high winds at a cabin of mine in the high sierras (11,500 ft elevation) and, like a timex watch, kept on ticking... Years ago (like about 2 yrs) and even today (like now) Copperweld makes it. I have some 300-ohm transmission line made from copperweld conductors. Look into the belden catalog and anywhere you see the "Copperweld" trademark uses copper-coated steel. |
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#5
May 31st 05, 04:10 AM
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In fact, many good aluminum/copper/stainless flats, rods, tubing, etc can be found for antenna projects... yellow pages should provide anyone with a source... Warmest regards, John One should be careful when using aluminum conductors for antennas. ACSR (Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced) may be a better choice for tensile strength. but Aluminum oxide is an insulator. and it forms easily at the connections. But I have made some good antennas out of Aluminum Arrows I even left the fletching (feathers) on for a couple of antennas. :-) |
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#6
May 31st 05, 05:41 AM
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Hal:
I never thought about the aluminum shafts of arrows!!! The expensive ones are a titanium alloy--if I remember correctly... Make one tough antenna... I have been lucky enough to get some titanium rod (or alloyed aluminum) before--at a scrappers, you sure can tell it when you attack it with a hacksaw, this was tempered, apparently, and had the properties of spring steel... You are right, that anti-corrode stuff (gel/grease whatever that stuff is) is good to use on aluminum connections... I am in California--away from the coast--corrosion is not a very great problem here... but still every 5 years or so you do have to clean connections and redress... Warmest regards, John "Hal Rosser" wrote in message .. . In fact, many good aluminum/copper/stainless flats, rods, tubing, etc can be found for antenna projects... yellow pages should provide anyone with a source... Warmest regards, John One should be careful when using aluminum conductors for antennas. ACSR (Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced) may be a better choice for tensile strength. but Aluminum oxide is an insulator. and it forms easily at the connections. But I have made some good antennas out of Aluminum Arrows I even left the fletching (feathers) on for a couple of antennas. :-) |
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