[Elecraft] Wire size for the ground on the KX2

K9MA k9ma at sdellington.us
Thu Jun 15 23:46:48 EDT 2017


On 6/15/2017 21:59, Fred Jensen wrote:
> RF current will be on the surface which scales as r-squared. 

Surface area is proportional to r, NOT r-squared.

However, the inductance is much more important than the resistance.  
Larger diameter reduces the inductance, but not very fast, and in a 
complicated way.

http://chemandy.com/calculators/round-wire-inductance-calculator.htm


Scott  K9MA

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