The reason that silver is used is that the oxide is also a very good conductor.
Don't worry. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of KD0GLS > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 12:33 > To: Discussion Time-Nuts > Subject: [time-nuts] GPS Patch Antenna Electrode Tarnish > > Dear Nuts, > > Does the buildup of tarnish on the exposed silver electrode > of a typical GPS ceramic patch antenna have any degrading > effect on signal reception? A little Tarn-X easily removes > it, but I wonder if it's worth bothering, as it always comes > back weeks or months later. I've seen it mentioned in > various data sheets that tarnish will of course affect > solderability, but no mention of signal loss. > > Thanks in advance. > > 73, > Brent, KD0GLS, Minneapolis > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
