I officially back you up.

I use #10 AWG solid for all dipoles or end fed antennas. #10 wire lowers antenna "Q", makes the antenna more broadbanded by extending the resonance 2:1 points wider. I learned this while I was in the Navy in 1976.

I love DX10. Just ordered another 200M. It's the only wire I know that's flexible, strong, and easy to solder. It's a handy bonus that the exact resonant lengths for a 1/4 wave for each band are published in the DX Commander manuals. Saves a lot of time tuning when you DIY something else.

Good video. I recall in an earlier video (or somewhere) you mentioned the difference between insulated wire and uninsulated - particularly if you thinking of fold back. The DX 10 has been great for my DXC. The radials were really nicely buried, but with this heat and lack of rain I am just starting to see them again. Mark, 2E0MSR

I’m into wire antennas and was looking for something just like you have. Thanks!!

Thanks Callum. Great video.

I just got my dx50 wire delivered Thursday the 14th thanks for the fast shipping

Great video as always Cal!

When I was a regular gigging guitarist, all of my instrument wire, coax leads and speaker leads etc would go neatly coiled or folded into the bag and the next night it would all come out magically tangled together! If someone could make instrument coax etc like |DX10, they could make a fortune... another good video Cal... many thanks Dave...G0KPZ

I have a DX Commander Classic and the DX10 is brilliant!

I've just finished making a few using dx50 from Callum. Yes it's costs more than hardware shop wire but when you see the difference and the way it hangs i'd rather pay for dx50 or the 10 than use the other crap for free. Worth every cent or penny.

As far as wires go, it's sexy 😂 My wifes car windows packed up in the heat, turns out dx10 is great for repairing wiring looms too!

DX10 Is really flexible. I purchased a 500ft spool of wire from a well known radio shop here in the states. It’s not that flexible and the plastic sheath around the copper was a bit thicker. I’m most likely going to purchase another 100M of DX10 so I can play around with the 10M Classic with out entanglements. Great stuff as always 73s de KD8WBZ

Great stuff. Take a spool to the OMs at your ham club and they will say "Fine Business" !!

The D 10 that came with my classic in 2018 worked great after you separate it etc, however the dx10 that comes now is just the best !

yeah dx10 is definitely the best antenna wire I've used, even with it all chucked into a bag when you take it out just give it a jiggle and it untangles!

Hi Callum, im finding you videos very useful. I've not done much operating since I got my intermediate license (2E0EYZ) some years ago, my dad is a G4 and now at 85 he has dementia and I would like to get my full licence before we loose him. I see from other videos taking your exams can be done from home, that will help as I run my own business and time is limited. I really like the look of your nebula antenna, need to save some penny's while studying. My wife bought me an all singing and dancing alnico base station when I passed my intermediate exam and I have used it on various antennas, I would like to use it with your nebula antenna on top of the hill where my industrial unit is. Sorry for the waffle, keep up the good work. David

Excellent aerial Wire . just using CW completed the SP Contest using it on your vertical Great

I love D10 you gave me a roll (when you dug the coax trench at your old farm) so was what my first antennas were made from, still got a d10 dipole strung up between the house and a tree, thought it would stretch or snap eventually but still going strong...will try the D50 soon I think

DX10 is superrb wire. Love the stuff

Love this wire.

D10 was used and still is for field telephones and the like. It's a mixture of tined copper and zinc coated steel wires. Very strong and buggers your sidecutters fast. With the steel wires a bit heavy for hanging from poles but could be used for towing cars. ;-)

DX10 does indeed resist tangling extremely well, from memory the popular kevlar wire has a sheath that feels similar.

Hi Cal, WOW, that is a pile of DX10. 🙂 Wish I had the funds to buy a hundred meter roll. I'm getting ready to redo my wire antenna. You and the family stay safe. 73 WJ3U

super strong that's for sure, but OY fall/winter/spring did it in pretty quickly. if PVC jacket breaks it sucks up a ton of moisture and is ruined in a jiffy.

Strip back the wire. Then tie the Kevlar strands in to a square knot. Next wrap the wire strands over the knot. It's how we joined Military Phone phone wire in the sixties. ( 7 strands of wire. 3 steel 4 copper steel. Tied the square knot with all strands. Then cut off the excess steel strands and wrapped the copper wire over the the knot. We would tape the splice.)

In Wisconsin we call it a lineman`s splice.

The substitute wire that I got with my Signature 12.4 seams fine but the heat shrink you supplied didn't go over 4 wires for the radials (FYI).

DX10 is flexible and easy to work with, but does not lack the stretch or break resistance of actual D10 wire - in fact it’s construction is entirely different. DX10 can be snapped by hand, whereas I suspect you could tow a vehicle with a few lengths of D10. DX10 is great for temporary antennas and probably verticals, but I’m not sure I’d deploy it in a horizontal dipole for any length of time, subject to strain, for example. Horses for courses. It’s good wire but be sure it’s the right wire for your application.

I believe that's called the Western Electric Splice, which was originally developed to repair Telegraph Cables.

I've heard that called a Western Union splice or lineman splice.

Have 400 metres of DX10 as the total length of 144 radials… OTT i know, but it does work so well 👍🏻😊

I'm curious how much the DX10 wire will stretch under tension being that it's copper stranded. No problem with a vertical antenna application but a horizontal antenna application would put more tension on the wire. Especially if the antenna was an EFHW cut for 80m. However I would use DX10 on an EFHW for portable ops without any worries. Cheers Callum!

DX10 is fantastic, it's spoilt me.

Hello Callum I use about 17m of green very thin wire i bought from a ham radio supplier for my end feed antenna and it hasn't let me done.

That wire is close to impossible to tangle. That says the one who tangles about every wire

let´s see how it is, orderd 200m. I hate this winding and fiddeling with normal cable. Hopefully this is much better. 73 :-)

hehe - all my antennas are made of wire i had in stock. All but not the DXC Classic that arrives on Wednesday. We'll see if with DX10 ;)

Just checked your site for DX 10, looks like the price doubled. Poor me I missed it. I didn't need it anyways was gonna get it to have on hand. "patience I have" -yoda

If you had twin wire and joined the two wires at the ends is there any reason that wouldnt be ok to use as if it were one wire?

What is the military antenna wire called? I have heard that increased wire diameter increases antenna resonance bandwidth. Do you have any experience showing if that is true or not? What is the weight per meter for DX10 and the military option?

It's called a Western Union splice in the Western U.S. At least that's what I learned many, many years ago.

Have you ever tried using steel core washing line ? It looks like poly weave antenna wire but is a fraction of the price.

Is the best way to get this DX10 in the states is to order from ENGLAND? shipping is probably quite harsh... I would think.

A lineman's splice

I suppose Dx10 wire would be suitable for Beverage antennas. Is it possible to get 500 meter spools?

dont forget olso for field telefoone

Not sure my messages are getting posted. Trying again. I’m having difficulty finding your plentiful stock of your wire. Can you help point me to it?

How is this wire for more permanent installations? UV issues?

Hi Cal. If I order some DX10 Can I collect as I am about 12 miles away

Hello Callum, If there is enough interest, would you like to do an analysis about the minimum wire thickness for, for example, an endfed. I have very difficult neighbors and I want to make the antenna as invisible as possible. You would do me a huge favor with it. I currently have no antenna and want to get back on the air as soon as possible. Maybe there are more radio amateurs with the same problem as me with very best regards PE2NAN

What make of wire stripper do you use?

How does the velocity factor of DX10 compare to DX50?

Is dx10 the same as poly stealth?

What about litze wire .¿

Hello my friend cal try flexweave antenna wire awesome something like DX-10 maybe better please try it bye for now 73,

What gauge is DX10? 10awg?

Is this 14 gauge?

9 meter length no use to man or beast ? I beg to differ !

I went to buy this on your website and I think it says out of stock. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks - Dave, K6DCL

So not wire but cable..

lookin’ a lot less than 135kgs these days!

Cal, keep it up. You are an endless supply of knowledge, information and random topics of interest. 73's. K8JAZ. 🎷