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Old March 24th 07, 12:19 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore[_2_] Cecil Moore[_2_] is offline
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Default Litz wire for AM Antenna Rod?

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?

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?


Are you trying to improve the S/N ratio?
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com