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Old March 24th 07, 08:47 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Litz wire for AM Antenna Rod?

On Mar 23, 10:29 pm, "Bill Bowden" wrote:
How much improvement can I expect using Litz wire to wind a AM ferrite
Rod antenna as opposed to using solid copper wire?


Little if any I would think.

Is it worth the trouble to obtain Litz wire, or can I expect almost
the same response at say 1 MHz using regular enamaled copper wire?


Any ole wire will pretty much work. The wire size will effect Q to
some
degree. I think the larger the wire size, the higher the Q of the
small
loop.
MK