[Lowfer] Patience, ( or thrifty-ness ) paid off

[Mike-WE0H]

Go buy the rest of it. You'll likely never see pricing that low again.

Mike
WE0H/8



Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> After repeatedly choking on the price of #14 solid copper wire,
> I went back to the Depot today to pick up some ground rod clamps,
> and as I always do; I can't resist a walk down the wire aisle.
> Today, I'm glad I did. The local Depot had a clearance going on
> a certain brand of 14-2 with ground. UV rated, Moisture proofed,
> Direct buriable;  ****  7 cents per foot !!!!   **** My jaw 
> dropped, and I went to find a floor person to see if they had
> placed a price tag wrong. The floor person told me it was 
> correct, and I told him to start rolling. I now have 600 feet of
> insulated wire, and 300 feet of bare copper wire, all I have to
> do is strip the jacket off. Surely I have enough wire now to
> rewind my LOWfer antenna coil, and lay a new, insulated radial
> system. I don't know, maybe I had better go back and get the 
> remaining 300 feet that's left ????
> 
> 73 :::
> 
> 
> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
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