Yes, there is a write-up in the ARRL Antenna Book on common zip cord.
They found it to be very lossy.
Bob WB2VUF
Jim WA9YSD wrote:
> The problem with Lamp cord (Zip Cord), certain speaker cord, it does not
> stand up to the sun light, and it is lossy from what I have heard.
>
> Zip cord as far as I can remember has always been used for speaker cord.
> Very few lamps these days use it, mostly speaker wire. UL has been requiring
> 3 conductor cable cause of the ground wire requirement.
>
> Keep The Faith, Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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