[Amps] Silver Plated Copper strap

[Tom Rauch]

> For <100MHz, Ag-plating is of no value other than to prevent oxidation of
> the Cu.  I polish Cu tank conductors with fine steek wool and coat them
> with clear urehane varnish.  They look ok years later.  The same varnish
> is also good for coating HV-RFC's to prevent wire rattle during
> modulation.

Any dielectric lowers Q of RF coils, especially when turns are close spaced
and the coil is not very long with small diameter or when reactance is high.

Steel wool may leave residue and is a problem in electronics workshops,
steek wool may be ok. Never used it or urehane.

73 Tom