Always beware of any communication that begins "with all due respect"
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes" <wes_n...@triconet.org> To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2020 4:49:23 AM Subject: Re: Topband: OT - Bonding Radials at Intersections With all due respect, I must ask, how many megawatts are you guys running? Wes N7WS On 11/6/2020 3:26 PM, donov...@erols.com wrote: > Hi Carl, > > > If the insulation breaks down they will arc, potentially causing a fire > > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > On 11/6/2020 4:27 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: >> On 11/6/2020 1:10 PM, Carl Clawson wrote: >>> Frank, >>> >>> “Must” is a strong word. What goes wrong if you cross them? >>> >>> 73, Carl WS7L >>> >> Also, if insulated wires are used for radials that cross >> over each other, is that to be treated differently than bare >> metal wires that cross over each other and touch >> so as to have electrical connectivity? >> >> Does it matter if cross over radials are soldered at the >> crossovers, so as to prevent parasitic "diodes". >> >> For whatever weird reason, the price of insulated wire is >> nearly always lower than the equivalent bare wire. And >> Romex sells for less than the equivalent individual wires. >> >> Rick N6RK >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives:http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector