[ADXA] Question on antenna wire

[sbranyan at cox.net]

The Hex Beam instructions I am looking at suggest using vinyl coated wire. 

 

I've noticed through the winter the PAR EFHW antenna I put up, which has
vinyl coated wire, tends to collect rain droplets and frozen precip much
easier, and it really sticks to the coating, raising the SWR on the antenna
when it happens. Haven't really noticed it as being much of an issue on the
G5RV non-coated wire, and if it is, a simple shake of the wire gets rid of
the droplets and snow/ice for the most part.

 

So should I use vinyl or non-vinyl coating on the Heax Beam wire? Don't know
if there are any other performance +/- issues to the coating. 

 

Thanks and 73,

Scott/W5AAJ

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