Antenna Wire - lightweight - 100m
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100m of wire, the same type as we use in our Band Hopper and Bandspringer antennas. A nice ductile wire for easy handling and winding.
Suitable for power levels up to 150 Watts at 50 Ohms.
Available in three colours
- yellow for high visibility applications,
- military-green (MOST POPULAR)
- brown for stealth applications.
These wires are made for SOTABEAMS to our own specification .
Options
Buy in 500m drums (great for radials etc)
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Specifications
- DEF 61-12 Pt 6
- tinned annealed copper conductor,
- 0.22mm² total conductor CSA (cross sectional area) - approx. 24 AWG
- 7/0.2mm conductor stranding
- Conductor diameter approx 0.55mm
- Cable outer diameter 1.2mm
- Voltage Rating: 1000V rms
- PVC insulation
- Insulation colours: yellow or green or brown
- Current Rating: 2.0A at 25 °C
- Resistance: 88 milliOhms/m
- Velocity factor 0.97
- Weighs approximately 3.3 grams per metre.
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Lightweight Antenna Wire
Bought a reel of this wire last year as my XYL was rather vocal at the first attempt at a 7 meter high washing line and wanted something a little less visible. She does not recognise RF beauty and an 80' long wire is as stealthy as I can get without filling the loft full of wire. Must admit it has stretched a little, but has survived Hurricane Doris and with my home brew antenna match even puts out a signal that has worked DX on TOP Band despite being clearly compromised in length for this frequency.
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Light and stealthy but lacks strength
A lightweight wire that is easy to handle, and the brown colour is good for stealth installations. However, although good for portable wire antennas, the conductor is very thin and I have found it to break easily under tension (it broke whilst setting up an inverted L antenna), so maybe something more heavy duty is needed for more permanent installations.
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excellent
This antenna wire is light weight, strong and has a low visual impact (almost invisible) , easy to work with, delivery was fast and packaging is good. Ideal for sota , portable or base station installation. I have used this for contests with no problems.
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A good cable for portable and testing wire antennas
I have used this cable to build end fed antennas and loop antennas. It is really lightweight but not fragile, so that I could use it in many activation on the field. It's easy to roll back when you finish and I could test new antennas like loops and Deltas and was able to compare them against standard dipoles. Therefore I find its price cheap as it is durable if you handle with some care and I added new capabilities in my portable setup. Worth trying. VY 73 de Ignacio EA2BD
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Exactly what I needed
Exactly what I needed for a 'stealth' back garden end-fed wire and counterpoise. Achieves a good balance between strength and stealth!
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Hi Viz antenna wire
I chose the hi-viz bright yellow wire as I enjoy working /p and my current black wire is hard to see out in the middle of a field - a potential hazard for others out walking, wildlife etc. This wire has a thinner overall diameter than I was expecting, however although I haven't put it under any great tension, it's fine for use as an inverted V for /p - at this price, who cares if it gets snagged on a tree and a bit snaps off or you have to cut it free.
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Ultra lightweight equipment wire.
I haven't used this yet as it really looks too thin to withstand any tensioning. If the idea is to drape this from a pole or on a tree and put a couple of watts into it on one specific frequency, then I suppose it should be OK.
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up to standard
not used as yet
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Lightweight Antenna Wire 100m
I'm a real home built antenna buff and bought a roll of this wire to make up a dipole for the loft. Have found it excellent and able to handle a surprising level of RF. Have since added to this to make a fan dipole and the wire is excellent grade and most importantly very good value.
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Very good value for money
It's a strong lightweight wire. The PVC insulator does not crack on extreme bends. Recommended.