Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dd04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dd04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.144]) by air-mf03.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMF033-8be34ca110442e5; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:44:36 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dd04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id D858F380000E6; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:44:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1P0LTQ-0006vU-Qy for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:43:00 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1P0LTG-0006vD-HA for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:42:50 +0100 Received: from qmta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.59.243]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1P0LTF-0006jj-Eo for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:42:51 +0100 Received: from omta15.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.87]) by qmta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id BmoL1f0011swQuc5Dxihcm; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:42:41 +0000 Received: from DELL4 ([76.23.233.102]) by omta15.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Bxih1f0072DDHkk3bxih7H; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:42:41 +0000 Message-ID: <002c01cb5e8c$e8f73aa0$6d01a8c0@DELL4> From: To: References: <4CA0FB40.5060404@telus.net> <4CA100C6.3080505@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:42:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: Re: LF: Loops on TX Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0029_01CB5E6B.61946D60" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.1 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE, NO_REAL_NAME autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40904ca110422c7f X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01CB5E6B.61946D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >What about RG213 as the loop conductor, i mean the shielding?=20 Many years ago I used Mil Spec RG-11 on lowfer beacon VD - a 1 watt Pa= rt 15 on 185 kHz. With it's substantial copper braid it turned out to= be an excellent conductor. The loop was supported by a line between= two towers and not in contact with tree branches.=20 Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01CB5E6B.61946D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>What about RG213 as the loop conductor, i mean the shielding?=

Many years ago I used Mil=20 Spec RG-11 on lowfer beacon VD - a 1 watt Part 15 on 18= 5=20 kHz. With it's substantial copper braid it turned out to be an ex= cellent=20 conductor. The loop was supported by a line between two = ;towers=20 and not in contact with tree branches.

Jay W1VD WD2XNS =20 WE2XGR/2

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