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Re: [RFI] Ladder Line and RFI/Noise

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Subject: Re: [RFI] Ladder Line and RFI/Noise
From: Andy <ingraham.ma.ultranet@rcn.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:13:14 -0400
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> The primary component of loss below UHF is copper loss, not dielectric
> loss.

Good point.  I keep forgetting that.

> There's at least one exception to this. A decade or so ago, N7WS did
> some research, published in one of the ARRL Antenna Compendiums, showing
> that WINDOW line gets pretty lossy when it gets wet. ...

I have also seen several references (for much longer than a decade)
saying that TV twinlead also gets lossy when wet.  So it is apparently
not unique to window ladderline either.

Andy
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