At 03:37 PM 4/21/2007 -0400, you wrote: > >They normally use two sets of double wires for transmission. One set is > >positive and the other is negative.
A pair of conductors per pole or phase is called "bundling." It doubles the current-carrying capacity, but it also increases the effective dia- meter of the conductor, and so reduces corona. Charles Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina.. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com