[Lowfer] Copper pipe loop question

[John Andrews]

J.B.,

For a loop conductor, consider a piece of RG-8 type coax. The shield can 
be an excellent RF conductor. Due to skin effect, there's no need for a 
solid wire.

John, W1TAG

On 1/31/2025 10:44 AM, John Bruce McCreath wrote:
> 
> A big thank you to Doug, Jay, John and Mike for your responses to my pipe loop query!
> Lots of valuable info for me to pour over while I wait for warmer weather to do outside
> antenna work.  I checked the price of copper pipe yesterday and was shocked!  It’s no
> wonder that new home builds these days are using PEX.  Perhaps I should think of a
> large gauge copper wire inside a PEX frame for my loop experiment.
> 
> 73, J.B., VE3EAR
> 
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