[AMPS] found connectors but now : cable ?

[Steve Katz]

I like spark plug wire, also, and have used it for HT cabling for
years...it's so well insulated that it will probably work under water.

"Test prod wire," some of which is available with 10kV insulation rating and
is also very flexible and easy to use, is readily available at the TRW Swap
Meet for about $10 a spool (new surplus).  I think I'm still using the spool
I bought there 10 years ago, it must've been 250 feet.

WB2WIK/6

"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem." --
Henry Kissinger

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Jim Strohm [SMTP:jstrohm@texas.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 29, 2002 6:41 AM
> To:	amps@contesting.com
> Subject:	Re: [AMPS] found connectors but now : cable ?
> 
> 
> I used to spend money on "high tension" wire for HV runs.  Then I used old
> RG-21 and RG-213 hat looked too sad to put in the air.  Then, after an
> embarrassing incident mixing up some patch cords (exciter - amp, not HV) I
> swore off coax and started using ...
> 
> Automotive metal-core spark plug wire.  16 or 18 ga core, 50,000 volt
> silicone insulation, and it comes in pretty colors.  It's also easier to
> work with than coax, and is much more durable than any of the "high
> tension" wire I've seen.
> 
> You perobably could press resistive wire into service, but since the
> primary source for THAT stuff is the trash can -- well, if it's no good on
> your car any more, would you really want to put it on your radio?
> 
> Jim N6OTQ
> 
> 
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