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  • If I need a 45 Inch antenna does the diameter of the rod matter?

    From semibogus@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 27 14:38:00 2015
    Suppose schema says 16 ga copper, I want to use 1/4 Aluminum rod. Will it do the same job?

    Ian

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  • From Pat@21:1/5 to 865b5cd0025b5446449bdb269b2b3602_58 on Fri Nov 27 14:56:23 2015
    On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:38:00 +0000, semibogus <[email protected]> wrote:


    Suppose schema says 16 ga copper, I want to use 1/4 Aluminum rod. Will it >do the same job?

    Ian
    Yes. However, you can't take that to extremes. But for most
    applications, a small change in diameter won't matter.

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