Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22505 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2002 17:21:08 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from unknown (HELO warrior.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 18 Mar 2002 17:21:08 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 14841 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2002 17:21:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 18 Mar 2002 17:21:08 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16n2F0-0007BD-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:52:18 +0000 Received: from mail4.messagelabs.com ([212.125.75.12]) by post.thorcom.com with smtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16n2Ez-0007B4-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:52:17 +0000 X-VirusChecked: Checked Received: (qmail 29980 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2002 17:13:52 -0000 Received: from merimac.us.gases.boc.com (HELO merimac) (204.149.80.4) by server-16.tower-4.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 18 Mar 2002 17:13:52 -0000 Received: by EXC_WIL04 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:21:36 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Ashlock,William" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: RE: RE: TX Loop antenna conductors Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:05:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Mike, >So don't waste your money on #8 wire when the #12 is slightly lossier and a >heck of a lot cheaper. Am I right on this Bill??? Well.... It depends on what you are willing to spend to gain 2.2db in signal strength and what kind of price you can find. At 7 cents more per foot for #8, that would be $14.... Pocket change for most of us. Actually I found 400ft of #8 on sale at Sears a month ago for 6 cents per foot! For loop experiments (determination of best conductor location, measurement of soil loss at different heights, signal strength, transmitter testing, etc), I prefer the #12. Bill A >>Even though the Rdc for #8 is over 2.5 times lower than #12 for the same length, the Rac is >>only about 35% lower. This amounts to a mere 2.6db signal improvement, assuming no soil loss. >>With typical soil loss factored in, the signal improvement would be less than 2.2 db. ********************************************************************* This footnote confirms that this e-mail message has been scanned for the presence of known computer viruses by the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. However, it is still recommended that you use local virus scanning software to monitor for the presence of viruses. *********************************************************************