john wrote:


The distortion and nonlinear problems occur when the iron is magneticly
saturated.

Well, no. A look at a hysteresis curve as it passes through zero will
illustrate this. Google "passive intermodulation" and you can read why
you don't use stainless connectors when it matters. But I suspect that
I, along with (pick your favorite antenna textbook author)will not be
able to convince you of this. So we will again have to agree to disagree.

Kevin Gallimore