"Al Dykes" wrote in message
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A friend is telling me that PVC has crappy electrical characteristics
and having my wire against it for the entire antenna not good.

I've been making simple VHF antennas with small diameter PVC pipe cut
and glued to make the rigid structure and then taping 12ga copper wire
to the PVC to make the elements.

Should I switch to something else ?

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a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. A Proud signature since 2001

Depends on the PVC you use. Some of it is pretty bad. Put a sample in a
microwave oven with a cup of water and turn it on for a couple of minutes.
If the plastic gets hot it is bad for antenna use.. Probably OK for supports
but I wouldnt use it to house an antenna element