If nothing else, there's a rub-on silver-plating powder
available. Also, I remember seeing an article in QST
on how to do your own real silver plating.
I like the silver plating too, but to retard corrosion.
Charlie N0TT
On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:57:08 -0400 "Bob Maser" <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com>
writes:
> But silver plated inductors look so classy. Using bare copper is
> tacky,
> shows poor moral fiber. Of course gold plating would look good too
> but I
> prefer the understated elegance of silver appearance.
>
> Remember, in CA too much power is just enough.
>
> Bob W6TR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Cutter" <d.cutter@ntlworld.com>
> To: "Jan Erik Holm" <sm2ekm@telia.com>
> Cc: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Silver Strap
>
>
> I've read that silver plated coils encourage VHF and UHF
> oscillations.
>
> David
> G3UNA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Erik Holm" <sm2ekm@telia.com>
> Cc: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Silver Strap
>
>
> Silver! What a waist! After all it´s only 28 MHz.
>
> / Jim SM2EKM
> ----------------------
> k7rdx wrote:
> > Try: www.freng.com Frontier Engineering..I purchased silvered
> strap from
> > them a few yrs ago for a very reasonable price..73,Jim..K7RDX..
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Maser" <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com>
> > To: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:15 AM
> > Subject: [Amps] Silver Strap
> >
> >
> > Anyone have some silver strap they can spare? I need enough to
> make a 10M
> > coil for the B&W 852 and need some to route the RF around. 5 feet
> would
> > do
> > me. It should be ±1/2" wide and ±.040" thick but beggars can't
> be
> > choosey.
> >
> > Bob W6TR
> >
>
>
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