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Old June 8th 07, 08:49 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
John Smith I John Smith I is offline
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John Smith I wrote:

Further, I meant to point out that 100% skin depth only occurs to
~17Khz. And, while #18 may be ok for a max of 16 amps when used in
chassis wiring, it is only rated at ~2.3 amps for power transmission ...

Anyone know how many amps commonly flow through a current node on a 1/4
or 1/2 wave ant? Now, that's the real question, isn't it? And, if all
that power is all concentrated in just the skin of the copper, wouldn't
there be a degradation of power handling directly related to frequency?

Regards,
JS