Ken Bessler wrote:
Does a knot in insulated 16g stranded wire pose a problem
for a dipole at HF freqs? This is a 66' FD dipole, coax fed,
operating 40-10m with a KAT2 autotuner. The knots are 1/2"
away from the feedpoint & lock the antenna to it's center
insulator.
Ken
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Just my 2=A2 worth... 73's es gd dx de Ken KG=D8WX
Grid EM17ip, Flying Pigs #-1055, Digital On Six #350,
Proud builder & owner of Elecraft K2 #4913
HI Ken, the knot would pose no problem at hf frequencies. It would
pose even less a problem if you stripped the insulation off at the knot
and soldered it all together.
Gary N4AST
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