LF: Re: PF per Meter dependant on wire size?

["Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>]

Hi Paul,
The wire size doesnt make a lot of difference. To get an advantage
(significant increase in capacitance) a second wire needs to have at least 2
feet (and preferably 3 feet) separation from other top wires. It does not
matter how they are connected (fan or zig-zag) provided they do not pass
over roofs, trees,  or other lossy "environment". Since top wires carry no
radiating current it doesnt matter what the resistive loss is, so provided a
wire is srong enough to support itself it should be OK. It is possible to
use what the telephone companies call "drop wire" here in the UK, this has a
copper strand and 5 or 6 steel ones.

Alan G3NYK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul A. Cianciolo" <paulc@snet.net>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:24 PM
Subject: LF: PF per Meter dependant on wire size?


> Hello,
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> I see from previous posts that a number of  aprox 6 PF what size wire is
> this for?
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> Increasing wire size should in "C"  as should several conductors in
parallel
> spaced a few feet apart.
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> PauLC
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> W1VLF
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