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Braided straps. RF flows over the surface of a conductor, not through it. To get the same conductivity as using flattened braid from some scrap RG213 you'd need a cable that was 0000 or 4/0 AWG which as you would agree isn't really practical and would be far more expensive than just getting some RG213 offcuts and using the braid from them. Even braid taken from RG58 is far more efficient than using wire.

As my learned friend above illustrates, the longer the strap the wider it wants to be.

[QUOTE="M0GVZ, post: 580150, member: 22312"] Braided straps. RF flows over the surface of a conductor, not through it. To get the same conductivity as using flattened braid from some scrap RG213 you'd need a cable that was 0000 or 4/0 AWG which as you would agree isn't really practical and would be far more expensive than just getting some RG213 offcuts and using the braid from them. Even braid taken from RG58 is far more efficient than using wire. As my learned friend above illustrates, the longer the strap the wider it wants to be. [/QUOTE]

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