[Elecraft] Seeking loop Antenna Parts

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Yes, with copper weld it is copper plated over steel.  Once the copper 
gets pitted or scored, the elements can get to the steel core, it will 
rust, expand under the copper causing the copper to further shed and the 
steel will rust and break.  If one must uses solid or stranded, hard 
drawn is preferred.

73
Bob, K4TAX
K3S, s/n 10163



On 2/10/2016 2:57 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I never had a problem with THHN, but stranded copper weld had a very short
> life in Aruba.
>
> John KK9A - P40A
>
>
> N2TK, Tony tony.kaz at verizon.net
> Wed Feb 10 14:00:43 EST 2016
>
> In the Caribbean the sun and salt spray gives short life to most wires. I
> bought on eBay  several years ago stranded silver-solder tinned copper wire
> with a Teflon coating. It doesn't seem to have stretched much and the Teflon
> coating is holding up very well. I used #14 on 160M and #12 on 80M. Here in
> NY I use #20 for receive antennas.
>
> So, I guess it depends on your climate what works best and what is the best
> value.
>
> GL.
> N2TK, Tony
>
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