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Very good Jeff! See Google/Wikipedia.  Wiki says "on the order of 1 
pf/inch." (You must be as old as I am . . .)

- N7NG

On 1/14/2020 11:49 AM, Jeff Kincaid wrote:
> Hi Fred,
> Generally, a gimmick cap is two wires twisted together.  Your mileage 
> will certainly vary, but I seem to recall a rule of thumb suggesting 1 
> pF per inch.
> Regards,Jeff W6JK
>
> On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 10:27:06 AM PST, fmoeves 
> <fmoeves at twc.com> wrote:
> Mike, 160m antennas my favorite subject. I sure wish it would either 
> get cold or dry out here... Winters here in Kentucky are so wet and I 
> think it gets wetter every year. One thing I did read in that link was 
> reference to a "gimmick cap"...not sure what that is?? 73 Fred KB4QZH
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