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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Thu Sep 02 2004 - 14:07:54 EDT
The skin effect, the tendency for high frequency electricity to flow on the
outermost parts of a conductor, is a matter of degree. The higher the
frequency, the more pronounced the effect. For example, a waveguide is like a coaxial
cable, but used at RADAR frequencies. The frequencies are so high that the
skin effect is so pronounced that no conductor at all is required!
For lower frequencies, such as HF SSB, there is very little skin effect.
Andina is correct, as usual, in that there are many other factors that are
much more important.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Gloucester MA
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