TM,

Antennas - WHY - Stranded Wire is a 'little' Better.

1. More Flexible and Less Breakage.

2. If you use a Single Strand (1) type Wire.
When the One Strand Breaks the Wire Has Failed.

3. If you use a Multi-Stranded (19) type Wire.
When the One to Three Strands Breaks the Wire Has NOT Failed;
and you still have a Wire that would be rated at about 85%.
NOTE: Nineteen Stranded Wire has a Single Strand;
that is Surounded by Six Strands (Optimum Re-inforcement);
that is Surounded by Twelve Strands (Optimum Re-inforcement);
{Like A Bridge Support Cable}
Then Covered by Insulation.

4. IIRC: For the same AWG Size Wire the Stranded Wire is
Rated as Stronger and Lighter then the Single Strand Wire.

5. RF Wise - Multi-Strand Wire has more Surface Area for RF to
Travel On. So specialty Antenna Wires like
* "QuietFlex" (41 Strand @ #14 AWG)
* "Flex-Weave" (168 Strands @ #14 AWG)
Can Actually (In-Fact) make a' difference' in your Reception.

? NOW ? IS ? ANY ? OF ? THIS ? TRUE ?

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Radio/Receiver and Antenna/Ground Reception Equation.
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= = = Tony Meloche
= = = wrote in message ...
AV wrote:

Dave wrote:

It is a metal fence. Chain-link. I didn't think that
was a very likely answer to my problems.

I'd be curious as to why running a wire along a metal
fence would be such a problem. I just ran about 200
feet of wire along the top of a wire fence (2 inch
square openings), albeit the type that is covered
with some green vinyl. And I have noticed CONSIDERABLE
improvement in reception. Wouldn't attaching to so
much metal just help to expand the range of the antenna?

Also, related to the metal fence thing: what would
happen were I to attach a wire to my metal roof?

And as long as we're on the subject of random wire,
what's the deal with needing "stranded" wire. I had
about 100 feet of that first, and then when I went
to buy some more all they had was single strand, so
I bought that and just added that to the end of the
stranded. what's the importance/need of using stranded?

av


As far as ability to pick up RF signal, I'm not aware
that there *is* a bit of difference. Stranded is a
bit stronger, perhaps, but if anyone ever told you you
"had" to use stranded for antenna wire, I'd be
intersted in hearing their justification for that.

Tony


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