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Re: Bare Versus Insulated & Solid versus Stranded Copper Wire to Use for Radials
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Gary Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 6 Jul 2014 15:00:47 -0400
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check home depot, / low’s, manards etc.  last time I looked bought a 500 foot spool of #14 thhn house wire for $21.

Gary Lee
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On Jul 4, 2014, at 1:03 PM, Richard B McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> 
> 
> See the below Amazon link for this 16 gauge copper wire I am thinking about
> for use in making radials for a vertical antenna.  16 gauge is thicker than
> the 18 gauge recommended by MFJ for radials, so I like that.  However, 1)
> this wire is "stranded" versus "solid" and 2) "insulated" versus "bare".  I
> am not sure if "stranded" is the same as "braided", or if it matters if
> radial wire is solid/stranded/braided.  Also, I understand that it does not
> matter if the wire is bare or insulated.  Is this true?
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Cable-16-100-16-16-Gauge-100-Feet/dp/B000HAB82
> M/ref=pd_sim_hi_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=12AN8JXN3WW2KME3BT1X
> 
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Richard KK6MRH

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