Antenna Wire, Single Core or Twisted.

Post by **dingbat** » 17 Mar 2010, 01:21

Currently, I've got the Bug into making home made antennas for the loft and was wondering for the, "Wire Ones", would it be best to use "Single Core" or "Twisted" as Twisted has more surface area???

Post by **darkone** » 17 Mar 2010, 01:52

Multistrand wire tends to break less often than solid copper cable, beyond that I never really notice any difference regarding the two.

Post by **crusty** » 17 Mar 2010, 17:09

There's no difference in performance between the two. As darkone states stranded wire suffers less from fatigue and is easier to work with indoors.

Post by **dingbat** » 17 Mar 2010, 17:40

Cheers for the replies. I have some Multi-Strand Guy-Wire so I'll give that a go.

Antenna Wire, Single Core or Twisted.

Antenna Wire, Single Core or Twisted.

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