W8JI:
>In amplifier tank circuits at HF carrying high current, braid from RG-
>8/U will overheat and melt while #14 tinned buss wire will barely get
>warm. If you simply tin the length of braid making it one conductor
>(of mostly lead) the problem disappears. That's a remarkable
>difference.
Not trying to argue with you, but a dumb question is:
how come the braid isn't lossy when it is still part
of the coax, but suddenly becomes lossy when freestanding?
73, Rick N6RK
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