Return-Path: Received: from mtain-de07.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-de07.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.207]) by air-dc07.mail.aol.com (v128.3) with ESMTP id MAILINDC072-862b4bcc7fe61b7; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:08:06 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-de07.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id A403B380000B8; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:08:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1O3tUy-0006wW-5Q for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:07:00 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1O3tUx-0006wN-MY for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:06:59 +0100 Received: from out1.ip02ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.238]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1O3tUv-0003Uo-Nt for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:06:59 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgkJACMczEtOkzxG/2dsb2JhbACHWogjhVOGJ3G8V4UQBA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.52,236,1270422000"; d="scan'208";a="320754984" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([78.147.60.70]) by out1.ip02ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 19 Apr 2010 17:06:48 +0100 Message-ID: <004b01cadfda$50517260$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <681228559-1271689925-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1565535176-@bda171.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <001201cadfd6$bd6579e0$4001a8c0@lark> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:06:13 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: EARTH Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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: 3039ac1d40cf4bcc7fe35b2f X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 Alan I think that was a slip by Mike. He meant solid silver on MF, its all solid gold out West and plenty of it. and over there they get a gallon of petrol for the price of a litre here in the UK mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Melia" To: Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 4:38 PM Subject: Re: LF: EARTH > Hi Mike only if the silver plating is thicker than the skin depth !! At 9kHz > this may require solid silver wire :-)) > > Alan G3NYK > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "WE0H-Mike" > To: > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 4:15 PM > Subject: Re: LF: EARTH > > > > I run 11,100 feet of radials for my HF and 600m antennas. It works great > but I have lots of wire and lots of time to put them in the ground...hi hi > > > > As Mal said, using a good antenna and a few radials will work good. Use a > poor antenna and many radials and expect a compromise performance. > > > > I have been finding that using silver plated Teflon insulated wire for my > antennas and any coils, that my antennas seem to radiate well. I think the > silver plating has a lower A/C resistance than copper which lowers the wire > losses. > > > > Mike > > WE0H > > WD2XSH/16 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mobile on my BlackBerry > > > >