[TowerTalk] Antenna wire

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Thu Jul 13 15:39:11 EDT 2017


On 7/13/2017 12:24 PM, Tom Osborne wrote:
> What I was wondering is if I use this for antenna wire, will the
> capacitance between the wires affect the length. I would short the wires
> together at each end.

The effect is not capacitive, but the multiple conductors will VERY 
slightly "lengthen" the antenna by virtue of the larger conductor size 
and the effect of the insulation as compared to a single small bare wire.

73, Jim K9YC



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