Where do you live that you can't get 10 gauge wire?

If you use 12 gauge wire, you will likely end up with the frequency of
the trap being off. If you have a dip meter, you can measure the
resonant frequency and adjust the number of turns and/or wire spacing to
get it where it needs to be.

Scott
N0EDV

Clayton wrote:

Hi,
I am replacing the wire in a trap on my 3 element Tri-Band beam
antenna...
The wire is 25 turns of approximately 10 gauge on a 1.210 inch form
diameter, with a coil length of 3 inches(these numbers are
approximate).
I am unable to get the exact gauge(10 AWG) of wire and was wondering
if there would be any adverse effects in using a slightly smaller
gauge wire in place of it,say 12 gauge or so...?

Any help with this would be greatly Appreciated
Thank You


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Scott
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Gotta Fly or Gonna Die
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