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Re: Topband: Silver Plated Conductor

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Subject: Re: Topband: Silver Plated Conductor
From: "Bob Eldridge" <eldridge@direct.ca>
Reply-to: Bob Eldridge <r.c.eldridge@ieee.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:16:42 -0800
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> >Would silver plating the conductors make a practical
> >difference? There is no significant heating of the
> >conductors now with full legal power.
>  Most ham coils used at low frequencies are silver plated
> just for appearance purposes.
If the coil doesn't heat up, there is no loss. Maybe for marine purposes
the silver plating is corrosion protection.
Bob VE7BS

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