JerryX
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I'm in the process of putting up a random wire receive-only antenna for the LW/MW/HF bands and am trying to choose what wire to use. The antenna will be roughly 150-200 feet in length, terminated at a 9:1 unun with a short coax run to the shack.
In the past, when I made wire 1/2-wave dipoles, about the only wire commonly available was bare, stranded copper and copperweld sold at places like HRO. I never liked either--the stranded copper has heavy and quickly turned green and the copperweld was like dealing with a tightly wound spring (and easy to kink).
Looking at site like Universal Radio and The Wireman, there is much more choice now. Some of the newer options are Poly-Stealth and FlexWeave. For this installation I plan to go with 18-gauge black-jacketed wire.
Anyone used any of these newfangled wires for antenna work?
In the past, when I made wire 1/2-wave dipoles, about the only wire commonly available was bare, stranded copper and copperweld sold at places like HRO. I never liked either--the stranded copper has heavy and quickly turned green and the copperweld was like dealing with a tightly wound spring (and easy to kink).
Looking at site like Universal Radio and The Wireman, there is much more choice now. Some of the newer options are Poly-Stealth and FlexWeave. For this installation I plan to go with 18-gauge black-jacketed wire.
Anyone used any of these newfangled wires for antenna work?