I would stay with copper, plated with tin or silver (you can get silver-dip to plate copper, though it is expensive).
Steel, particularly stainless steel is a poor RF conductor. You'd be better off with aluminum. Are you trying to make coaxial cable or just use large conductors between terminals? I'd have to look at the transmitter here to see if there was any rigid coaxial cable in the set. Did you ever find the .001 capacitor? 73 de Bill, AB6MT [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "WE0H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Tubing > Steel automotive fuel line. > > Mike > WE0H > > Rick Brashear wrote: > > Thanks Bill, good idea. > > > > Jim... I need to make connections to and from the antenna and capacitor in a > > GE BT-20-A broadcast transmitter. I could use heavy wire since it is only > > 250 watts and not in continuous service as it was when used commercially, > > but I'd like to keep it as original looking as possible and I think the > > tubing looks kind of cool. > > > > Bob... I may do just that (use copper tubing). My only reason for using the > > steel or steel appearing tubing is it will match that which is already in > > the transmitter. > > > > Thanks to all for the help and ideas. Keep'em coming! > > > > 73, > > Rick/K5IAR > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
