[Antennas] Reusing old power line?

Wed Aug 10 17:03:57 EDT 2011

Called Service Drop cable....it is good to use.....you will need to CRIMP
connections as soldering is not possible to the average Joe Ham (there IS a
way but its not cheap and I donot recommend it)...and make sure all
connections to any dissimilar metal is done correctly and weatherproofed.
Chris
WB5ITT
Gulf States Utilities/Entergy 1984-1996
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[mailto:antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Hensley
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:40 PM
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Subject: [Antennas] Reusing old power line?
We recently had our power lines run underground to resolve some problems.
Left over is a coil of 5/16" stranded aluminum power line, one bare, two
blackinsulated, all three over 100'.
Has anyone attempted to use wire like this for antenna work?
Would enjoy hearing any responses.
TIA, 
John