[Antennas] Re: Antennas Digest, Vol 27, Issue 14

[Jack Painter]

Thanks Saandy, good point!

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Saandy Eban
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:24 PM
To: antennas at mailman.qth.net; David Kelley
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Re: Antennas Digest, Vol 27, Issue 14
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guys, remember : the whole story of the impedance bumps is true only and 
only if the splice itself is a sizeable fraction of wavelength. it doesn't 
apply at HF!!!
so stop worrying and get doing it!
just don't do it at 430MHz, there you might get into trouble.
Saandy    4Z5KS.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kelley" <dkelley at bucknell.edu>
To: <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:34 AM
Subject: [Antennas] Re: Antennas Digest, Vol 27, Issue 14


> While it's true that there will be an impedance bump, in most cases it 
> should be insignificant.
>
> 73,
> Dave NB4J
>
> At 04:00 AM 4/22/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>>Although the telegraph-splice is the proper way to join two wires 
>>together,
>>it will create an RF impedance-bump that may affect transmission.
>>
>>Each wire over-hand several times followed by close-wrapped coil at the 
>>end
>>of each is the telegraph-splice. It is as strong as the wire itself.
>>
>>Jack
>>Virginia Beach
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: uvcm inc.
>>
>>Question; what is the proper way to splice on to a long wire to add 
>>length,
>>I am using 14 ga solid, copper over steel, OUR WINDS GET OVER 100 MPH
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks to the group
>>
>>Brad KB7FQR
>
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