‰  NOW 7 1/2 WPM  ‰  TEXT IS FROM MAY 2015 QST PAGE 65  ‰

START WITH A 18 AWG COPPER WIRE.  THE TENSION IN THE WIRE IS 85 POUNDS.
SEE THE COPPER ROWS IN TABLE 2.  THE BREAKING LOAD OF THIS SIZE COPPER WIRE
IS ALSO 85 POUNDS, SO THE ANTENNA WILL BREAK.  THE INTUITIVE SOLUTION IS TO
GO TO A LARGER AND STRONGER WIRE.  AS THE TABLE SHOWS, THIS WILL NOT HELP.
‰  END OF 7 1/2 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ