[BC] Coil on Oat Meal Box...

[towers at mre.com]

This would explain why BE has been using a polycarbonite in the AM coils
and standoff's.

MM

> Something that RF Designers do, even in modern times, when evaluating a
> new plastic to be used in a RF environment, is to put a sample across the
> top of a coffee-cup containing water, in a microwave oven. The water will
> provide a load for the magnetron, and douse the plastic if it gets hot.
> Want to scare a co-worker? Put some ping-pong balls in a microwave oven!
> They are very lossy and will explode with a loud bang! On the other hand,
> plastics like most Teflons, polycarbonate (Rexolite), and polyethylene
> won't even get warm. However, polypropylene, polyvinyl-chloride, and
> Lucite (poly-ethyl-methyl-acrylate) will melt and burn.
>
> Cheers,
> Richard B. Johnson