Re: [Amps] Is solid Cu 600VAC house wire, good for tank toroids?

[Vic K2VCO <vic@rakefet.com>]

Alex Eban wrote:
> ....or put a little differently: " we are too poor to afford cheap things".
> No, seriously, the E_H antenna is using PVC insulated house wire in its
> matching networks at the kilowatt level without any trouble. No reason why
> it wouldn't work in tank circuit applications.

The so-called E_H antenna is a tuned circuit at the end of a feedline 
which 'works' as an end-loaded random wire (the feedline is actually the 
antenna).  As such, the properties of the wire in the coil don't matter 
too much.
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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