[Towertalk] Dumb Question (swagged elements)

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/5/02 6:40:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, k6rix@arrl.net 
writes:

> Here is the question...will the element INSIDE the other affect the 
>  electrical length of the entire assemble due to the extra metal in "free 
>  space"?  Although it is a direct short, will there be any capacitance much 
>  like a gamma match where one material is suspended inside the other?

    Not really. You're talking 'skin effect' here - it's the outside of the 
conductor that does all the work. Good reason to polish the elements 
occasionally. 

Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH