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oxidation

Copper efficiency after weathering

July 4, 2021
KX4O Small Transmitting Loop

I use a weathered copper small transmitting loop to see if copper oxide affects antenna conductivity and hence efficiency.

Categories Antennas Tags bandwidth, copper, oxidation, oxide, S11, STL, VSWR

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