Reg Edwards wrote:

"Dave VanHorn" wrote -

But the current distribution isn't linear, and the loss is I^2R, so I
would
think you'd have to know the max current, and work it that way.

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Yes Dave, I know. But I did say the wire gets warm at the centre. Sorry I
forgot to say it remains cold at the ends except for the small conduction of
heat along the wire. And it does not get quite so warm when it rains or
snows.

This can be empirical verified by running a 1KW signal into the
antenna and feeling the ends!

(Kids! Don't try this at home!)

Irv VE6BP


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Irv Finkleman,
Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada