Where do you get yours?
Where do you get yours?
http://www.thewireman.com/
I'm particularly fond of their product #531.
Last edited by KJ3N; 07-22-2014 at 09:40 PM.
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They're my pusher for all things wire...Originally Posted by KJ3N
Good distributor of Davis RF cable, too...
Jim
The machine does not isolate us from the great problems of nature but plunges us more deeply into them. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Home Despot, regular old 14 AWG THHN copper wire by the 500 foot spool. Works fine for the most part, although it does stretch over time so if you can find (and afford) multi-strand copper-clad steel wire, that's the way to go.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Lowes for mine. Home Depot is so far away......
My most recent antenna (Built for ILQSO Party 10/19/2014) came from a 100 foot roll of #16 speaker wire I accidentally bought on eBay for 12 bucks. It looked like red/black zip cord in the picture and the price was a steal... for zip cord. Worked great for a 40M Portable Dipole and I have 66 feet left! Looks like zip cord in person too!
Last edited by KA9MOT; 11-03-2014 at 05:28 PM.
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Steve KA9MOT
Macomb, IL
I get my copper wire from the local power company. For some reason, they use lots of it in the street lamps.
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Really though, I still have some rolls of stranded copper wire that I bought from HRO Atlanta. Like the Pope, I also use 14 AWG THHN copper wire from a local electrical supply house -- as mentioned, it does have some stretching issues.
I've bought it by the spool at the local hardware. Pulled a spool of 8ga out of the work dumpster a few years ago. I asked, "Are you sure you want to throw this away?"
Finding a roll of copper wire like that is like finding a treasure chest these days.
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Get hold of some old telegraph wire. It works great and is very strong.
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