[Elecraft] Speaking of Counterpoise. The Wireman description

[Gary Memory]

I used The Wireman 26 AWG and it is as they advertise, quite “invisible”.
When operating at or above an average power of 25 - 35 watts on 40 mtrs, it
gets warm after awhile.  I finally elected to go with a similar 18 AWG wire
and now I can work modes like PACTOR all day long without too much heat
building up.  The 18 is hard to see, just like the 26.  I also installed a
1.5 KW UNUN when upgrading the wire, and that helped with heat buildup at
that component.  For reference, this is all when using a barefoot K4D.

Gary, N7BRJ

On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 05:58 David Wilcox via Elecraft <
elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Not listed as “silky on their site but “silky wire” is a common name for
> this kind of wire. Here is the description from The Wireman’s web site.
>
> Known as ‘Invisible’ Toughcoat ‘Silky’, this 26 AWG, 19 strand 40%
> copper-clad steel (OD 0.020″) has the same jacket as #531 (nominal OD,
> 0.050″ including 0.015″ jacket) but is also super small for that ‘low
> profile’ antenna or pocket ‘weekender’ long wire. Weighs less than one
> pound per 1000 feet! Not recommended for 160 meters. Note the low break
> strength and use accordingly. Price is per foot.
>
> Dave K8WPE
>
> David J. Wilcox’s iPad
>
> > On Sep 26, 2022, at 4:56 PM, Bill Lederer <w8lvn.9 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Folks:
> >
> > I think there was a little note in the KX2 bundle about the type of wire
> > that is used in the counterpoise wires shipped with the KX2.  However, I
> am
> > unable to locate it.
> >
> > I think it had "slick" in its name.
> > Thanks,
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