[Elecraft] Antenna Wire

[J F]

Sorry to hear about your antennas, been there this
year as well. 

A couple of suggestions that I've had some experience
with: Flex Weave wire is very nice to work with and
it's quite tough, not particularly cheap, but
definitely easier to work with than copperweld. It's
coated and I've had branches fall on it without any
damage.

Another option is old RG58 coax (RG8X, RG59 also, RG8
is heavy and might be too heavy under 30M) I connect
the outer braid to the inner conductor on both ends.
It's lighter and has a larger diameter, cut it a
little shorter  (2 to 5%) than the bare wire formulas.

Good Luck!
Julius
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