Very good Jeff! See Google/Wikipedia.  Wiki says "on the order of 1 pf/inch." (You must be as old as I am . . .)

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On 1/14/2020 11:49 AM, Jeff Kincaid wrote:
Hi Fred,
Generally, a gimmick cap is two wires twisted together.  Your mileage will certainly vary, but I seem to recall a rule of thumb suggesting 1 pF per inch.
Regards,Jeff W6JK

On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 10:27:06 AM PST, fmoeves <[email protected]> wrote: Mike, 160m antennas my favorite subject. I sure wish it would either get cold or dry out here... Winters here in Kentucky are so wet and I think it gets wetter every year. One thing I did read in that link was reference to a "gimmick cap"...not sure what that is?? 73 Fred KB4QZH
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