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On Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:20:26 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote: Not exactly. A water soaked insulator is certain a potential problem. Yet, there are perfectly usable insulators that contain water. For example, concrete, bricks, and some pottery are contain considerable water, but are tolerable insulators, especially if glazed. HF has no effect on the water because there is insufficient energy at 2-30MHz to convince the water molecule to vibrate. The higher the frequency, the higher the energy: E = Plank's-constant * speed-o-light / wavelength While building an HF antenna structure out of bricks is feasible, I would not suggest you place a brick in a microwave oven. It will get hot and eventually crumble as the water evaporates. Well, I lied. Apparently it only gets hot and does not crumble: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCRBeo2hsmU (7 mins). This has to be the most boring YouTube video ever. However, watching the author get burned by the brick when he tries to remove the brick from the oven is priceless. Also, not that power line insulators are quite hygroscopic (absorbs moisture). The surface glazing is a good moisture barrier so the insulator insides remain quite dry. However, even a small crack in the glazing will eventually introduce enough water into the inside to cause arcing. Please re-read my summor of the contents from the MSDS sheets. Oops... that should be "summary". -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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