"Cantenna" With Motor Oil?

[Mike Rees]

I would not use motor oil.  Without looking at a MDS, I don't see it as a safe alternative.  The manual says use transformer oil.  Mineral oil is the alternative mentioned.  I used a PCB free oil.  Unfortunately the smallest amout I could find was 5 gallons.  I brought  4 more cantennas hi hi

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    Subject: "Cantenna" With Motor Oil?
    
    For some bizzare reason, mineral oil is very hard to come by in my county.  Some ham says he actually uses motor oil for his homebrew "Cantenna"...:
    
    http://www.qsl.net/iz7ath/web/02_brew/15_lab/03_dummy/pag01_eng.htm
    
    ...and I was wondering if anyone had ever tried this with the Heathkit Cantenna.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Lin/KJ6EF
    
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