Yes it does matter, if you are trying to hold a particular Zo to
get maximum bandwidth. I use ribbon cable or multiwire
rotator cable to get the spacing between the wires to be
consistent. The bandwidth is MUCH wider than you
get with twisting or braiding.

Rick N6RK
"Ken" wrote in message
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I may be obsessing.

When putting trifilar winds around a toroid, does it matter how the
three wires are twisted before they are wound?

The easiest way is to just twist the two "outside" wires around the
"center" wire. The outside wires would wind up a little longer. It
would just a moment longer to plait or braid them, which would make
them equal length. Does it matter?

Ken KC2JDY


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