At 8:36 AM -0800 12/13/02, Richard Karlquist wrote (in response to):
> > Assemble groups of split ferrite beads and slip them over the guys,
>> positioning them every few feet to choke off RF currents.
>
>> If it works on coax, shouldn't this also work on guy
> > cables?...
>
>
>I thought of that a long time ago, but I've
>never modeled it. However, your premise
>that "it works with coax" is somewhat
>questionable. It doesn't work all that
>well with coax and you need a boatload
>of ferrite cores. You would need to determine
>how many cores per foot are needed and
>what they cost. I think you might find
>it is not cost effective.
I agree with Richard. See my previous Towertalk posts in which I
provided quantitative data. (Search the archive for "ferrite.")
-Chuck, W1HIS
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