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DX-WIRE HP2 cut for your needs

model
00905

DX-WIRE HP2 - cut for your needs
for high power or high antenna current

1,20EUR / meter
incl. 19% VAT plus shipping costs (to DE)
Scaled Prices
from 60 meters1,15EUR - you save 0,05EUR
from 120 meters1,10EUR - you save 0,10EUR
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DX-WIRE HP2 cut for your needs

Antenna wire from hard-drawn copper
72 x 0.254 mm, tinned
Cross-section of about 3,65 mm2
Insulation of cross-linked polyethylene (XPE), black
Overall diameter of 3.8 mm
Weight approx. 39 g / m
Breaking load 150 kg

We can cut any desired length!

Harddrawn Stranded Copper Wire
A lot of radio amateurs prefer insulated flexible litz wire because of its easier handling for antenna building as well as for transporting and storing. In principle stranded wire can be constructed from copperweld wires, but the copper layer on the single strands will be extremely thin. On a copperweld wire of 0,2 mm in diameter the copper layer will be not more than 0,01 mm. As the skin depth is about 0,05 mm on the low bands there will be noticeably higher losses on these frequencies. Furthermore there have been reports of severe rusting as the protective layer of copper is extremely thin. For these reasons we have tried to find suppliers who are able to produce litz wire from harddrawn strands of solid copper. In the process of production the wire is drawn to the intended gauge by special machines. After controlled stretching in these machines the originally soft and elastic copper will get a mechanical tension that makes further stretching difficult and doubles the load of breaking. Usually these wires are heat-processed after drawing and the copper is soft again. The wire is elastic again, but at the price of a much lower breaking load. Without this glowing process the hard-drawn copper strands can be used to produce litz wire that is less elastic but considerably stronger. Furthermore it can be handled more conveniently than copper clad steel wire. At the moment we can offer three versions of hard drawn stranded wire, all covered with a thin insulation of black uv-resistant polyethylene. One of them is our durable type "Fs2". This flexible wire is recommended for stationary applications, while our type "FL"(flexible light) with is 32 strands of 0,20 mm each lends itself  to portable use. DX-WIRE "HP" ( high power) is the choice for high power or current applications.

 
We recommend 4mm duplex clamps
for this DX-WIRE HP2 litz.

For dismanteling a hot air gun might be
usefull to make the polyethylen jacket a bit softer.

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