FLEX-WEAVETM
Davis RF supplies its own, truly unique, FLEX-WEAVETM ultra-flexible aerial wire plus copper clad, tinned copper clad, and hard drawn copper Aerial Wire.
| Item Description | Part # | < 100 ft Price/ft | < 499 ft Price/ft | < 999 ft Price/ft | 1000+ ft Price/ft |
| #12 Bare FLEX-WEAVETM, 259 copper strands | FW12B | $0.25 | $0.22 | $0.21 | $0.20 |
| #12 Bare FLEX-WEAVETM, 259 TINNED copper strands for extra oxidation resistance | FW12T | $0.35 | $0.31 | $0.29 | $0.27 |
| #12 polyethylene black jacketed FLEX-WEAVETM, 259 copper strands for high abrasion/rodent resistance | FW12P | $0.40 | $0.37 | $0.34 | $0.32 |
| #12 Coated FLEX-WEAVETM, 259 copper strands, Coated with Clear (CR), Black (BK), or Green (GN) | FW12CR FW12BK FW12GN |
$0.36 | $0.33 | $0.31 | $0.29 |
| #14 Bare FLEX-WEAVETM, 168 copper strands | FW14B | $0.19 | $0.16 | $0.15 | $0.14 |
| #14 Bare FLEX-WEAVETM, 168 TINNED copper strands for extra oxidation resistance | FW14T | $0.37 | $0.34 | $0.29 | $0.27 |
| #14 polyethylene black jacketed FLEX-WEAVETM, 168 copper strands for high abrasion/rodent resistance | FW14P | $0.25 | $0.23 | $0.21 | $0.19 |
| #14 Coated FLEX-WEAVETM, 168 copper strands, Coated with Clear (CR), Black (BK), or Green (GN) | FW14CR FW14BK FW14GN |
$0.26 | $0.23 | $0.21 | $0.19 |
FLEX-WEAVETM is a sophisticated hybrid aerial wire. Its new innovation provides rope lay construction strength and high flexibility. It can be tied in knots to insulators and untied for repeated use. FLEX-WEAVETM is sometimes referred to as "wire rope" or "jewelers rope". It will not kink or rust out as will copper-clad wire. This flexible wire has also been used for rapid deployment, spool-out, military aerials.
FLEX-WEAVETM comes in #14 (168
strands of #36 wire) or #12(259 strands of #36 wire). It is excellent for quads, dipoles, long wires,
and rapid deployment (spooled-out) antennas. Highly UV resistant PVC jackets of clear, black, and camouflage green are also stocked as well as bare wire. FLEX-WEAVETM is the "Cadillac of aerial wire". It has been written about in all amateur radio publications since its introduction in 1989. This revolutionary product has been used by thousands of hams,
commercial firms, and government agencies.
Dean, WA6PJR says "That's what all antennas should be made of" and Press Jones, N8UG, The Wireman Co. and "Guru" of wire and cable, distributes FLEX-WEAVETM for us, saying "The workhorse .... rope type construction for strength, ultra-flexibility, and easy handling".
NOTE: We recommend the use of #12 for spans in excess of 170 ft (one leg of a 160 meter dipole), however, #14 has been used on continuous spans to 275 ft. If you are located in an area with acid rain, salt air or other corrosive environments it is best to use a jacketed version of flexweave. Either PVC or PE will provide a longer lasting antenna ( up to 30 years ). In applications where there is abrasion (rubbing against tree limbs) we would strongly recommend the PE versions.