To add to what Gerry mentioned about the legal limit voltages, I would suspect the tape may be more prone to arcing than a round wire due to the concentrated charges at the "sharp" edges being more prone to corona discharge. Personally, I'd just use a wire as I doubt there would be much difference using a tape and the tape is likely to be both more expensive and more difficult to work with.
-Bill > Another thing to keep in mind is that at legal limits the voltage at the > base of a short loaded vertical can be very significant and might short > between windings. Also the tape clearly has to handle the high current and > not negatively impact radiation efficiency by adding significant element > resistance. > > 73, Gerry VE6LB/VA6XDX > VE6 QSL Bureau Team > DXCC Field Checker > [email protected] > 403-251-0384 > http://www.qsl.net/ve6lb [snip] _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
