WIRE SLEEVING

[doctor]

Anyone know where I can get some wire sleeving ..for open wire antenna #14 wire.
TNX
DOCTOR/795

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Question #1: what do you want the sleeving for using open wire? You can leave the open wire feeders bare.

Question #2: How long and what material? Waterproof like PVC or just as an insulator like woven fiberglass sleeving?

You could use heatshrink tubing.It comes in rolls up to 100 or 500 feet. That may be a bit expensive however. Most any electronics supplier or electrical supplies dealer would carry it.

 

[doctor]

sleeving

I could probably leave it in the atmosphere, but protecting it would give it a longer life, pvc pipe no, and heat shrink will check on it.

Will decide down the line.

DOCTOR/795

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

What is there to worry about leaving #14 bare wire to the elements? An antenna wire is left to the weather and lasts for decades.

 

[KJ6HYC]

Anyone know where I can get some wire sleeving ..for open wire antenna #14 wire.
TNX
DOCTOR/795

All types avaiable, just google it.

 

[W5LZ]

I think you will find that unless there is some unusual reason for it, 'coating' #14 wire for antenna or feed line use, it's not a 'biggy' at all. I'm sure that it will help slow the tarnishing of the metal, but that's not a serious factor either.
Is there some particular reason for this, or just a sort of 'want too' thingy?
- 'Doc

 

[doctor]

sleeving

Actually I have done it for years, so thought I would add to this one..who knows

DOCTOR/795

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[Captain Kilowatt]

Actually I have done it for years, so thought I would add to this one..who knows

DOCTOR/795

10.132 SSTV..MP73-N..LOOKING FOR YOU GUYS...

Then you have been wasting a lot of money and time for a long while then.

 

[doctor]

SLEEVING

Not really, perhaps I can get some money from obama's stimulus<joke>.

DOCTOR/795