[TowerTalk] Bye Bye Birdies

[Al Kozakiewicz]

As well, Mylar is a common dielectric material for capacitors.  QED.

Al
AB2ZY

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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Gallo
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 7:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bye Bye Birdies


On 12/28/2012 Adam Shirley WJ4X wrote:

> Remember that mylar conducts electricity and may affect your SWR...

Really?

Aluminized mylar (which is a trade name for Dupont's polyester film) certainly is, but NON aluminized mylar actually has fairly high dielectric strength

Data here
http://usa.dupontteijinfilms.com/informationcenter/downloads/Electrical_Properties.pdf
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Charlie
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