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Re: [TowerTalk] Dumbing down?

To: "Bill Aycock" <baycock@direcway.com>, <Towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Dumbing down?
From: "K8RI on Tower talk" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:25:38 -0400
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> Speaking of basics- the following paragraph is from an Extra class, on
> another reflector:
>
>>Not So!   And RF signal consists of an electric field and a magnetic
>>field.  The magnetic field can be influenced by ferous materials
>>outside of the coax and can induce current in them.  The copper or

He's been reading too much TV antenna literature.  The last one I purchased 
still said to run the *coax* down the side of the tower using "stand offs" 
and to keep the coax well away from metal objects... It was the same speil 
they used with twin lead.

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com
>>aluminum shield cannot contain the magnetic field.  This is why it
>>is recommended to route coax AWAY from conduit and water pipes
>>through the house.  This is also why coiling coax is a no-no.  You
>>concentrate the magnetic field and the coil becomes a choke.
>>Especially in VHF and up.
>
> ??
> Bill
>
> Bill Aycock - W4BSG
> Woodville, Alabama
>
>
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See: http://www.mscomputer.com  for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather 
Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions 
and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.

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