Cecil Moore wrote:
wrote:
I expect that the situation with a long wire exiting the bottom will
couple MUCH more energy into the center conductor.

My suggested solution over on eHam.net included RF chokes
and RF bypass caps at each end of the tubing.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Cecil,

You put great faith in passing you Mensa exam.

With that in mind, what possible difference does the shield make once
the inner conductor is bypassed and choked at each end?

In case you can't understand, the answer is NO difference.

Without the chokes and bypasses, your idea won't work. With the chokes
and bypasses, the idea isn't needed. The relay wire can run right down
the mast with no ill effects.

It's so basic and simple, even a Mensa member can follow it!

73 Tom