Depends--- Choke to R.F.-- NO, Choke to Critters, like
mice, rats and other's, YES! and try S.O.S.- they don't
like soap in their mouths any more than you did as a kid!
Jim NN7K


Dan Richardson wrote:
On 5 Feb 2006 12:14:07 -0600, wrote:


I've always just stuffed fiberglas insulation around the coax, but here's
a QUESTION: Would using steel wool (which mice won't chew) affect
currents in and/or on the coax?


Naw, it won't have any noticeable effect on the coax. Sometime ago
some proposed packing steel wool around coax as a common mode choke,
however, Walter Maxwell did some measurements and found that was just
about worthless for choking.

73,

Danny




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