FWIW - Many Crystal Radio Enthusiasts like to use Litz Wire
to build their Radio-Antenna Coils.

Litz Wire [Type 175/46] for Coils, Loop Antennas and
Crystal Radio Sets - Length 50 Feet
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Note - The right 'type' of Litz Wire can help a Crystal Radio to
perform up to it's full potential in the AM/MW Broadcast Band.


iane ~ RHF
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= = = On Dec 24, 1:38Â*am, "RHF" wrote:
= = = On Dec 23, 5:55Â*am, Carter-k8vt wrote:

RHFwrote:
QUESTION - What's Your Opinion "AntennaWire" : Solid -or- Stranded ?Electrically, I believe that there is no detectable difference.

Mechanically, strandedwireis used in situations where vibration and/or
flexing is present. Needles to say, an outdoor (as opposed to an attic)
antenna is subject to flexing and thus IMHO, strandedwirewould be the
better choice.

Now, you didn't ask about insulated vs. non-insulatedwireor regular
wirevs. 'Copperweld' (tm). Saving those for another debate, are we?

:-)

Carter
K8VTCarter [K8VT],

Yes most Solid or StrandedWiremay have very little
'difference' Electrically as aWireAntenna Element.
And Yes - StrandedWireof the same Size usually is
more durable then SolidWire.

EXCEPT - For Stranded "Litz"Wirewhich has each Strand
Insulated from the others and thus has a much greater RF
Surface Area for a given Size OD StrandedWireBundle.

ABOUT - LitzendrahtWire[LITZWIRE]http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/litz.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litz_wire

TIP - WHEN TO USELITZWI
* Â*For short [ under 30-Feet ] Shortwave Listening (SWL)
Antennas - Consider usingLitzWireas the Multi-Wire
Antenna Element.
* Â*For In-the-Attic -and- In-the-Room Shortwave Listening
(SWL) Antennas - Consider usingLitzWireas the Multi-Wire
Antenna Element.
* Â*For Under-the-Eaves and Hidden [Stealth] No-See-Em
Shortwave Listening (SWL) Antennas - Consider usingLitzWireas the Multi-WireAntenna Element.

While it is notLitzWire"Flex-Weave" AntennaWire
is easy to work with and durable.
FLEX-WEAVE =http://www.davisrf.com/ham1/flexweve.htm
* Â*Flex-Weave AntennaWireis a sophisticated "Hybrid"
AerialWire.
* Â*Flex-Weave AntennaWireis sometimes referred to
as "WireRope" Ulta-Flexible AerialWire.
* Â*Flex-Weave comes in # 14 AWGWirecomposed
of 168 Individual Strands of Â*# 36 AWGWire.
- BareWire-or- InsulatedWire-
- - - HEY ! - You Can Always Say : " My Shortwave Listening
Antenna - I Use Flex-Weave ".

ABOUT - LitzendrahtWire[LITZWIRE] - TIP - When To UseLitzWirehttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/message/11774
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staying flexable and weaving my words - iane ~RHF
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Todos São Bem-vindos ! - - - Grupo de Rádio
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