[Elecraft] Antenna Wire

[Charles Greene]

Paul and All,

If you live near enough sea water to get an occasional sea spray, the 
copperweld  copper clAdding will corrode green, then the core will rust in 
several places.  After that the wire breaks if flexed like.  I had a 
copperweld antenna about 100 ft from high tide on Narragansett bay, and it 
corroded, rusted and broke in several pieces in a breeze.

At 08:56 PM 9/7/2004, Paul Saville wrote:
>Copperweld 14AWG or 12 AWG. It has a steel core for strength and copper 
>cladding for RF conductivity. It is difficult to work with, and apparently 
>can rust if the cladding gets nicked, but is the strongest option for ham 
>antennas.
>
> > Just lost all my wire antenna's in the hurricane just
> > passed.  The wire broke in the wind.  What should I
> > purchase to replace what is lost?
>
>
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