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Only if it is tied really tight. The electrons can't make sharp turns at
C*VF and end up somewhere else. .. "Ken Bessler" wrote in message news:Q64oe.9868$Wr.5569@fed1read04... Does a knot in insulated 16g stranded wire pose a problem for a dipole at HF freqs? This is a 66' FD dipole, coax fed, operating 40-10m with a KAT2 autotuner. The knots are 1/2" away from the feedpoint & lock the antenna to it's center insulator. Ken -- Just my 2¢ worth... 73's es gd dx de Ken KGØWX Grid EM17ip, Flying Pigs #-1055, Digital On Six #350, Proud builder & owner of Elecraft K2 #4913 |
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"Fred W4JLE" wrote in message
... Only if it is tied really tight. The electrons can't make sharp turns at C*VF and end up somewhere else. I just had an idea - I could strip 1/2" of insulation just past the knot and solder a jumper to the feedpoint, electrically bypassing the knots while still leaving them there to be strain reliefs. Thanks for the help, guys. -- Just my 2¢ worth... 73's es gd dx de Ken KGØWX Grid EM17ip, Flying Pigs #-1055, Digital On Six #350, Proud builder & owner of Elecraft K2 #4913 |
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On Fri, 3 Jun 2005 19:55:17 -0400, "Fred W4JLE"
wrote: Only if it is tied really tight. The electrons can't make sharp turns at C*VF and end up somewhere else. They flp off the sharp curves and fall to the ground where they lay writhing until they expire. . "Ken Bessler" wrote in message news:Q64oe.9868$Wr.5569@fed1read04... Does a knot in insulated 16g stranded wire pose a problem for a dipole at HF freqs? This is a 66' FD dipole, coax fed, operating 40-10m with a KAT2 autotuner. The knots are 1/2" away from the feedpoint & lock the antenna to it's center insulator. Ken -- Just my 2¢ worth... 73's es gd dx de Ken KGØWX Grid EM17ip, Flying Pigs #-1055, Digital On Six #350, Proud builder & owner of Elecraft K2 #4913 |
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