You're going to have to explain that to a whole lot of high current flat wound inductors & transformers.
What are you referencing? The only Terman I have handy is Radio Engineer's Handbook. 73 Josh W6XU Sent from my mobile device > On Apr 25, 2018, at 11:17 AM, hawley, charles j jr <[email protected]> > wrote: > > RF does not flow on the entire surface of flat copper tape (Electronic and > Radio Engineering by Frederick E. Terman 4th Edition, p 22). The RF current > only flows on the outside edges of the strip, not on the middle outside > surfaces. Think of looking at the end of a longitudinal slice out of a solid > copper rod. > > Chuck KE9UW > [email protected] > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Apr 25, 2018, at 12:32 PM, Fred Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Sounds like you're following the rules. You might consider flat copper tape >> instead of wire for bonding. Lightning is an RF event and currents will be >> confined to the outside surfaces of the conductors. Consequently, the >> surface area rather than volume of the conductor is what matters most. The >> conductors on one of the original transmission lines from Hoover Dam to Los >> Angeles were hollow. >> >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
