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  1. 10th February 2019, 15:03 #1
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    Good wire for small antenna

    Hello,

    i looking for the best wire to build wire antena like quadrifilar etc.
    i want the best reference for solid wire because the ones i found are too soft

    thanks
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  2. 10th February 2019, 22:33 #2
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    Re: Good wire for small antenna

    Metal tubes are the usual choice.

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  3. 11th February 2019, 11:20 #3
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    Re: Good wire for small antenna

    Thanks
    But i’m looking for diameter about 1mm

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  4. 11th February 2019, 12:43 #4
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    Re: Good wire for small antenna

    I assume the antenna is dedicated for high frequencies. In this case the best wire would be silver plated copper wire.
    https://www.wires.co.uk/acatalog/cu_sp.html

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  5. 11th February 2019, 14:35 #5
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    Re: Good wire for small antenna

    You can use RG402 coax which has 1.3mm core diameter.

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