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Knots in antenna wire?
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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"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 Sorry, Ken, knots are a no-no. DC can travel through them, but RF? Uhn Uh. The RF gets all tied up in them and doesn't know which way to go, so the power concentrates there and pulverizes both the wire and the insulation--the knot goes pooof! And down comes the dipole. How much did you say you paid for it? Walt, W2DU |
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Walter Maxwell wrote:
Sorry, Ken, knots are a no-no. DC can travel through them, but RF? Uhn Uh. The RF gets all tied up in them and doesn't know which way to go, so the power concentrates there and pulverizes b oth the wire and the insulation--the knot goes pooof! And down comes the dipole. How much did you say you paid for it? At one place I worked in CA, we put a knot in the AC line of our soldering irons and hung them on cup hooks on the wall when not in use. I was using one at a bench when a secretary asked me what the knot was for. I told her that's how we regulate the temperature of the iron - the tighter the knot, the fewer the electrons getting to the heating element. Physics was not her long suit. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Ken:
Hindu's go to great lengths not to even step upon a single ant, for that feel the untimely death of a single ant might well change the course of history (ask Cecil if you don't believe me--he has claimed he is a Hindu grin.) But Ken, I think that knot matters even less than the life of the poor ant in question... you are probably safe... Warmest regards, John "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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Ken Bessler wrote: 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=A2 worth... 73's es gd dx de Ken KG=D8WX Grid EM17ip, Flying Pigs #-1055, Digital On Six #350, Proud builder & owner of Elecraft K2 #4913 HI Ken, the knot would pose no problem at hf frequencies. It would pose even less a problem if you stripped the insulation off at the knot and soldered it all together. Gary N4AST |
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John Smith wrote:
Hindu's go to great lengths not to even step upon a single ant, for that feel the untimely death of a single ant might well change the course of history (ask Cecil if you don't believe me--he has claimed he is a Hindu grin.) Every day I kill thousands, if not millions, of living organisms like staff bacteria and cold viruses. I am forced to consume a liter of wine just to get rid of my guilt pangs. I wonder how other Hindus handle their guilt over killing so many living creatures every day of their lives? -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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wrote in message ups.com... Ken Bessler wrote: 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 HI Ken, the knot would pose no problem at hf frequencies. It would pose even less a problem if you stripped the insulation off at the knot and soldered it all together. Gary N4AST When my son Bill, W2WM, was in high school he was a practical jokester. His science teacher wasn't too swift, and when Bill told him current wouldn't pass through a knot in a zip cord, the teacher believed him. Walt, W2DU |
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Cecil Moore wrote:
Every day I kill thousands, if not millions, of living organisms like staff bacteria and cold viruses. I am forced to consume a liter of wine just to get rid of my guilt pangs. I wonder how other Hindus handle their guilt over killing so many living creatures every day of their lives? You should be doubly guilt panged, Cecil, just think of the billions of poor yeast that gave up the ghost to assuage your guilt. (He types between sips of Smithwick's Irish Ale) tom K0TAR |
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"Walter Maxwell" wrote in message news Sorry, Ken, knots are a no-no. DC can travel through them, but RF? Uhn Uh. The RF gets all tied up in them and doesn't know which way to go, so the power concentrates there and pulverizes both the wire and the insulation--the knot goes pooof! And down comes the dipole. How much did you say you paid for it? Walt, W2DU I didn't pay much for it. I had the coax & connector plus the center insulator. The wire was $3.30. FYI I'll only be putting 5-15 watts SSB/CW through the antenna on FD. -- Just my 2¢ worth... 73's es gd dx de Ken KGØWX Grid EM17ip, Flying Pigs #-1055, Digital On Six #350, Proud builder & owner of Elecraft K2 #4913 |
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The Knot matters not your signal will live but the receivers will need to tie a knot in their ears didididahdidah ....-.- -.. . .-- ....- .--. -- .--- "Ken Bessler" wrote in message news:Q64oe.9868$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 |
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