Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24013 invoked from network); 9 Jan 2001 09:32:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by extortion.plus.net with SMTP; 9 Jan 2001 09:32:10 -0000 Received: (qmail 6196 invoked from network); 9 Jan 2001 09:34:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 9 Jan 2001 09:34:47 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14Fv3e-0002Fj-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 09 Jan 2001 09:27:10 +0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from mailout02.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.17]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14Fv3a-0002Fe-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 09 Jan 2001 09:27:06 +0000 Received: from fwd06.sul.t-online.com by mailout02.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 14Fv3N-0007pC-07; Tue, 09 Jan 2001 10:26:53 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from (087321565-0001@[217.2.40.161]) by fwd06.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 14Fv3J-01k4DgC; Tue, 9 Jan 2001 10:26:49 +0100 From: "Hans-Joachim Brandt" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <200101081722_MC2-C102-5C97@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: LF: Loading coils / Measuring receivers X-Mailer: T-Online eMail 2.34 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 10:26:49 +0100 Message-ID: <14Fv3J-01k4DgC@fwd06.sul.t-online.com> X-Sender: 087321565-0001@t-dialin.net Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi all, to make the german expressions clearer, I think we generally use the wording "litz wire" for many thin wires bundled without insulation between wires, mostly in standard electric installations, just to have the advantage that the litz can be bend easier than a thick wire of the same diameter. For RF purposes we have the other expression "RF litz" or in german "HF-Litze". In this case all the fine wires are coated with varnish to allow rf currents also run in the inner portions of the litz wire, where it would not go without this insulation. OK? 73 Ha-Jo, DJ1ZB 'Geri' Kinzel, DK8KW schrieb: > Mike, > > >Litz wire usually has each strand insulated from the others, is your > >wire the same, Geri?< > > ... no, unfortunately not ... seems to be just the name "Litze" that was > > adopted from the "Litz" wire ... but as I said .. still does the job at LF! > > 73 > > Geri, DK8KW (W1KW) >