Hi Fred,
Generally, a gimmick cap is two wires twisted together. Your mileage will
certainly vary, but I seem to recall a rule of thumb suggesting 1 pF per inch.
Regards,Jeff W6JK
On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 10:27:06 AM PST, fmoeves <fmoeves@twc.com>
wrote:
Mike, 160m antennas my favorite subject. I sure wish it would either get cold
or dry out here... Winters here in Kentucky are so wet and I think it gets
wetter every year. One thing I did read in that link was reference to a
"gimmick cap"...not sure what that is?? 73 Fred KB4QZH
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