[Antennas] Diminishing Returns - New Question

Ross Primrose aj4ll at aiko.com
Sat Jun 13 02:30:29 EDT 2009


On 6/12/09 9:15 PM, David C. Hallam wrote:
> Today I acquired a 500+ ft coil of 18 ga. two conductor cable with no
> shield, no drain wire, and no rip cord.  Can I use it for my HF6V
> vertical radials without stripping the jacket?  It wouldn't be a big job
> to strip if necessary, but a rip cord would have made it easier.
>
> David
> KC2JD/4
>
>    
Leave the jacket on. Won't hurt performance, and it'll make the wire 
last longer...

Ross AJ4LL

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