I have no requirement for stealth because I live on five acres in the country. I would speculate that a big factor would be if you are using low, medium or high power and if it is raining or high humidity. Traps in multi-band antennas are designed for a few hundred ohms so I would think that a wet string that still has a few hundred ohms should perform very well. I would have no reservations about connecting a QRP rig and would feel OK with 100 watts. I would be careful with connecting a multi-kilobuck amplifier to a string. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ
--- On Thu, 6/18/09, Ron D'Eau Claire <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ron D'Eau Claire <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Stealth antenna insulators > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 1:38 PM > Has anyone actually measured the RF > characteristics of the various nylon > lines available? > > Nylon is hydroscopic (absorbs water) and so is not > necessarily a great > insulator. I didn't know that and blithely used nylon as an > easy-to-find > insulating material until I had a nylon standoff in an RF > circuit > disintegrate quite unexpectedly. > > I've not tried it as an antenna insulator, but I have been > wary of it since > that experience. > > Ron AC7AC > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
