[CQ-Contest] Fw Bananas

[Paul J. Piercey]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
> ALANNOTTAGE at aol.com
> Sent: June 14, 2007 05:42
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fw Bananas
> 
> >Paul, VO1HE writes:
> >
> > I'm in the process of rebuilding a SB220 so should I be 
> considering a 
> > banana socket and, if so, where could I acquire said beast? 
> Are they 
> > hard to fabricate?
> 
> >>Mark, N5OT wrote:
> >>
> >>Actually Paul they're easy to make out of finger stock.
> 
> Be sure to take into account 'skin effects' at these frequencies....
> 
> Al G0XBV 

Well, I was going to ask about the velocity factor, resistance per ft,
inductance, reactance and Q of a banana but I didn't want to sound un-smart.


73 -- Paul VO1HE