U\)This specification covers bare, copper-clad steel, stranded wire having 40 percent electrical conductivity.

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of the required minimum breaking strength, shall be denoted as the zero length of the specimens. The

final length shall be the reading when fracture occurs. The finished wire shall be considered to have

fractured when one strand breaks. Any test in which the tensile strength or elongation is below the

required value and in which fracture occurs within one inch from the gripping jaws or sockets shall be

disregarded and another adjacent specimen from the same sample shall be tested as required above.

4.6 DC resistance. Specimens shall be tested for compliance with the dc resistance requirements of

5. PACKAGING

5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the

contract or order (see 6.2). When packaging of materiel is to be performed by DoD personnel or in-house

contractor personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain

packaging requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point's

packaging activities within the Military Service or Defense Agency, or within the military service's system

commands. Packaging data retrieval is available from the managing Military Department's or Defense

Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by contacting the responsible packaging

activity.

6. NOTES

(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but is not

mandatory.)

6.1 Intended use. The wires covered by this specification are intended for use in radio antennas.

6.2 Nomenclature. The parenthesis in the nomenclature will be deleted or replaced by a letter

identifying the particular design; for example: WS-12W/U. As soon as possible after the award of

contract, the contractor should apply to the Government office specified in the contract for such

information.

6.3 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:

a. Title, number, and date of this specification.

b. If required, the specific issue of individual documents referenced.

c. Packaging requirements (see 5.1).

d. Classification of wire required (see 1.2).

e. Length of wire required.

f. Size of spool or reel and length on each.

g. Coil, spool, and reel marking requirements.