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Old 17th Apr 2022, 9:37 am   #7
lesmw0sec
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Default Re: Plumbing pipe 120mm into useable items

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Originally Posted by joebog1 View Post
Silicon has suggested antenna parts.
MOST plastic pipe is HUGELY lossy at anything above audio frequencies.
I have a paper soemwhere that explains this.
Please wait and I will find and post it.
It WAS an Australian article, so maybe its only aussie pipe.

Joe
Really? The quite long balanced feeder for my doublet is spaced using B&Q overflow plastic pipe sections. (There are quite a few). I also use plastic pipe sections for dipole centres and end insulators. Still manage world-wide comms!
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