On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:38:29 GMT, zeno wrote:
ps. has anyone actually heard of a diy ladder line having a spacer melt down
while running power? no reason why it couldn't happen....

Hi Bill,

This has never been reported here. Instead, it is noted by the
characteristic Z of the line being lower than computed. Such
measurements (of the characteristic Z) can be performed through a few
simple but still time consuming tests.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC