[Lowfer] Wire Choice

[Peter Barick]

Ok, Lyle,

>>> lyle@mlecmn.net 02/25/02 05:27PM >>>
My own preference is to use the brute-force approach of #14 house
wire.
(It's also about the cheapest stuff available.) However, if size and
weight
are a consideration, a smaller wire size will give adequate Q except
for
really good installations where ground losses don't dominate.
P - agree
L:
Silver-plated wire might offer a 5 or 10 per cent advantage over plain
copper.
I don't believe Teflon-insulated stranded wire is significantly poorer
than solid
wire, ...
P - my pri reference was to pvc coated wire. there, where
center-to-center ratio is 1.0, that type is an adversary of good Q.
And since I was trolling for Tef wire, the site I mentioned offered it
with both silver or plain CU conductors. That then prompted the thought
and LF post.
L:
but (except for Litz wire) there is no advantage in using stranded
wire for a loading coil. Bare stranded wire will deteriorate faster
than
solid wire because of exposure to weather, simply because of the
increased
surface area.
P - agree
<<klip>>
L:
Check the farm section of the local Farm and Fleet store (around here
there
is a chain called Fleet Farm, where you can buy almost anything you
really
need). Fleet Farm carries 3/8 inch diameter by 48 inch long fiberglass
electric fence posts, and last time I checked they were 69 cents each.
Lyle, K0LR

P - I also saw "fence" posts, but here they had a tee shape w/ notches
and lookedlike white plastic. Those that I call "rods" are round and I'm
sure about the 3-feet L.

Tnx fer the tips
Peter