On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 03:30:33 GMT, Ken wrote:

Does forcing the RF current though a knot at the feedpoint have a
significant affect on propagation?

Hi Ken,

YES, at wavelengths of 1cM that 1cM knot puts the twists to RF.

NO, at wavelengths of 160M that 1cM knot is invisible.

MAYBE, between those two extremes your answer varies in proportion.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC