"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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That is what I am worried about. Stainless has about 15% the
conductivity of copper but I have seen outrageously expensive stainless
QFH antennas on some big outrageously expensive yachts that work great.

Long term, they might do better than copper, which wouldn't last as long.