[Milsurplus] Stranded or solid?

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 Back about 10 years ago i was stripping radios out of old birds down in the boneyard which consisted of BC-348 and ART-13 types.  In the C-119 for instance coming out of the transmitter and receiver was stranded #12 or such that was covered with what looked like the insulation you would find in RG-8 (older) type coax.  that went between radios,  From the transmitter the same material went up to a knife switch (i have a couple of them).  From there it would run through a type of standoff insulator to where ever the antenna entered the fuselage.  Not always close to the transmitter like with the ARC-5/SCR-274N series.  I may even have a few pieces of that out in the shed.  

Larry
W0OGH


  -------------- Original message from Ken Kinderman <scr274 at gmail.com>: --------------


> Topic: The high voltage RF antenna wires going from the T-47A to the knife
> switch etc, and the antenna lines on the Command transmitters.
> 
> Does anyone know whether the spec calls for stranded or solid?
> 
> The ART-13 book specifies #10 but doesn't say stranded or solid. It does
> however admonish installers to round off the ends to prevent corona.
> 
> By the way, the special fish-spine beads are available in a variety of
> sizes, and make for a very authentic look...
> 
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> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Ken,
> W2EWL
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