Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22564 invoked from network); 8 Jan 2001 16:01:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by 10.226.25.101 with SMTP; 8 Jan 2001 16:01:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 2640 invoked from network); 8 Jan 2001 16:05:05 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 8 Jan 2001 16:05:05 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14FegF-0006ND-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Jan 2001 15:57:55 +0000 Received: from mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be ([134.58.10.6]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14FegD-0006N8-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Jan 2001 15:57:54 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be (LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.80.15]) by mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (8.9.3/8.9.0) with SMTP id QAA40018 for ; Mon, 8 Jan 2001 16:57:37 +0100 Message-ID: <3.0.1.16.20010108174902.2e275972@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be> X-Sender: pb623250@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 17:49:02 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Rik Strobbe" Subject: Re: LF: Bonfires In-reply-to: <200101081036_MC2-C0EB-CF9F@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: At 10:35 8/01/01 -0500, DK8KW wrote: >... question from my side: why build any shelters for loading coils at all? I have my loading coils in the open air since early 1998, no humidity problems so far (fingers crossed). All coils are wound on 'plastic' tubing. But I have masses of 'alive' wood surrounding the antenna, making a large contribution to my +/- 120 Ohm loss resistance. So I can conform the wood is lossy on LF. 73, Rik ON7YD