james,
with the RF choke, its all about the length of cable involved.
the diameter of the coil form is just so you dont wrap your coax in too tight of a radius.
as for stranded vs. solid core coax, if there is indeed a difference, i doubt anyone would ever notice it.
i do not run a balun on my antenna because it is not needed with this type of antenna.
with the astroplanes, you actually WANT the mast/coax to radiate.
(sort of, there are many specifics involved in that generality LOL)
as for the breaker, most likely, only people in your immediate area will hear the same person at the same time.
skip is a strange beast indeed.
who knows, maybe he is local to you.
you get up at 4:20? doesnt that put you right back to sleep ?
