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Copper has a lower resistance than aluminum, so the lengths will have to be adjusted EVER so slightly. Probably not that you would even notice.

As others have said, copper is SOFTER, so it will bend and flex.

What nobody else pointed out is this: Due to skin effect, the conductivity of the OXIDES matter. Aluminum oxide conducts RF better than copper oxides (the green shit that comes on copper exposed to elements).... SO, over time, aluminum antennas WILL outperform the more expensive, heavy and unwieldy copper ones.

Copper = bling, though )))

--Toll_Free

[QUOTE="Toll_Free, post: 250889, member: 1736"] Copper has a lower resistance than aluminum, so the lengths will have to be adjusted EVER so slightly. Probably not that you would even notice. As others have said, copper is SOFTER, so it will bend and flex. What nobody else pointed out is this: Due to skin effect, the conductivity of the OXIDES matter. Aluminum oxide conducts RF better than copper oxides (the green shit that comes on copper exposed to elements).... SO, over time, aluminum antennas WILL outperform the more expensive, heavy and unwieldy copper ones. Copper = bling, though :)))) --Toll_Free [/QUOTE]

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