[Towertalk] Re: Insulated wire

[Larry L Lindblom]

I think there was an NCJ article several years ago about using insulated
wire.  To my memory it said to shorten the length by 5%.  Did I
hallucinate this or does anyone else remember such an article in NCJ

W0ETC

On Thu, 3 Oct 2002 20:10:53 EDT Cqtestk4xs@aol.com writes:
> I picked up an enormous amount of #12 multi-stranded wire for next to 
> 
> nothing, but it was insulated.  When making my quad loops for my 80m 
> meter 
> array I was surprised  to find that they were all cut too long and 
> were 
> resonant down below 3500.  I cut and tested a few times and wound up 
> lopping 
> off around 15 feet or so from all the if I remember correctly.  
> 
> I like using the insulated wire.  It never kinks or knots on me when 
> I raise 
> and lower the arrays into the brush for maintainence.
> 
> Bill K4XS
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