On Sat, 14 May 2005 08:57:41 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:

You will get all sorts of technical reasons for lower loss. But
essentially -

The wires in high impedance balanced pair lines are thicker than the
inner conductor of coaxial lines.

I get balanced line from the Wireman, and the wire in his 450 ohm line
http://thewireman.com/antennap.html#balanced
is 18, 16 and 14 AWG, depending on which line you choose. Is that
appreciably bigger than coax center conductor wire?

bob
k5qwg



Thicker wires mean lower resistance.

Lower resistance means lower loss.
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Reg