On 2013-09-30 17:57, ZR wrote:
In the late 60's I made a coaxial capacitor from a length of RG-17 to
supply most of the C for a 40M Bobtail. A little too big to fold and
the losses were not even worth thinking about.
On 160 with a decent coax what would be the effect of a little loss
besides a little heat ?
Carl
KM1H
If the coax is very large, as in this example, or is very short,
or the circuit Q is low, you might get away with such a long
skinny capacitor, especially since it is a good heat sink.
However, there are other cases where the losses become a problem.
As the saying goes, YMMV.
Rick
N6RK
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