[Antennas] Insul wire vs bare ant wire length

Sat Nov 13 21:31:38 EST 2004

Nelson,
If you were to use an antenna that has balanced line feeder where one 
side is not grounded, insulated wire is
useful to minimize the static charge from snow blowing across the 
antenna... These static charges can get quite
wicked in a blizzard and cause some arcing in a balanced tuner. (such 
as the Johnson Matchbox)
Probably not your situation but just thought I would add my 2cents. hi 
73, Les, WØOJH
Nelson Wittstock wrote:
>Thanks for the replies. Looks like I'll just go ahead and use the
>measurements from the QST article and save myself some extra work. Since
>the Pennant is supposed to be good for 160 and 80 it appears that the actual
>size is not at all critical.
>>73,
>>Nelson, K8 Distinguished Junk Collector
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