[TowerTalk] Cleaning Aluminum Eelements

[Bill Heinzinger]

It works on the same Physics principle as a Thermos bottle which keeps stuff
cold when it's supposed to and keeps stuff hot when it's supposed to.
It physics far beyond my conprehesion but the guy touting CFA antennas
should be able to explain it more better. <VBG>


>
> >        Why would you need to do that? RF observes the skin effect and
only
> >   travels on the outside of the conductor.
> >
> That's true for a solid conductor.  I don't think you can apply that to
> tubing.  Both the inside and outside surfaces are "surfaces."  I'm no
physics
> professor, but I'll bet the "skin effect" applies to both surfaces.  If
not,
> telescoping elements would not be very efficient, if it worked at all.
>
> 73,
> Steve
>


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