Topband: Bad tower shunt capacitor

[ZR]

The 3" line sections will handle more (-;
And as many BCB and other commercial stations are being dismantled it is 
available at scrap prices or less.

I have several large rolls of 1 5/8" here for sale.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Schoenbohm" <herbs at vitelcom.net>
To: <topband at contesting.com>; "TopBand List" <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Bad tower shunt capacitor


> Wouldn't 1 5/8 hardline make a better HV RF capacitor?
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> Herb, KV4FZ
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> On 1/29/2014 11:34 PM, HAROLD SMITH JR wrote:
>> Jamie,
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>> The VSWR would change because the arc would change the impedance at the 
>> Arc point. From perhaps several hundred or thousand ohms to
>> near Zero during the Arc..
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>> 73, Price W0RI
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>> Thanks Steve:
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>> Not bad - I may try that ! :)
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>> The question in my mind was if there was an arc outside the caps, why 
>> would the SWR change ? Anyway, I may be missing something. I haven't been 
>> inside the cap box at the tower for many months so I'll get into it - may 
>> be something easy.
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>> 73, Jamie
>> WB4YDL
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>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On Jan 29, 2014, at 7:11 PM, wb6rse1 at mac.com wrote:
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>>> Have someone hit the key while you watch which one flashes over. Steve 
>>> WB6RSE
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