Re: [TowerTalk] Bye Bye Birdies

[Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>]

On 12/28/12 8:15 PM, Charlie Gallo wrote:
> On 12/28/2012 Jim Lux wrote:
>
> ...snip...
>
> > Yes, but typically one side is fairly conductive (the side with the
> > aluminum), and if you do something like tie it onto your antenna, it
> > will couple quite nicely by capacitance, if not direct contact.
> That is ASSUMING you are talking about aluminized mylar.  Mylar is nothing more than 
> sheet polyester, and is NOT always aluminized.  In fact, you can get it clear, as well as 
> other non metallic colors.  Basically we most commonly run into the metalized versions, 
> but that is not always the case, so as I said, "it depends".  Aluminized mylar 
> = conductive (duh - aluminum), NON metalized mylar = insulator
the reflective ribbon stuff for birds is almost certainly aluminized...


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