[Lowfer] #18 wire

[Bill Ashlock]

Thanks Warren. I'll have to stop in on my next trip south and/or give them a call. This is for the antenna design that uses a tall tree 120ft off to the side of my land. This was originally planned to be an "H" antenna (rotated 90deg) but I found the capacity between top and bottom sections to be only about 100pf and not much more with caged conductors. A "Y" design (looking down from the top) on the other hand has a capacity of almost 400pf if the "Y" is filled-in with a spider web of smaller ga wire. I can use two trees on my land to form the "Y". (This is a Lowfer antenna, BTW, fitting inside a 50' x 50' cylinder)

Bill

> From: k2ors at verizon.net
> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 22:30:33 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] #18 wire
> 
> Bill,
>    Electronic Surplus Sales in Candia, NH has wire on spools at scrap 
> prices. Selection varies from day to day, so it might pay to check with them 
> first.
> 
> 73 Warren
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Ashlock" <ashlockw at hotmail.com>
> To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 10:06 PM
> Subject: [Lowfer] #18 wire
> 
> 
> >
> > Does anyone know of a cheep source for #18 bare stranded wire? Need about 
> > 500ft for a new Lowfer antenna design.
> >
> > Used to buy so-called 'chandelier wire' at $12 for a 500ft spool at Home 
> > Depot but now I'm seeing astronomical prices.
> >
> > Bill
> >
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