I have noticed the same thing. Their antennas are obviously set for some
real high frequency and the coax is then most likely something less flexible
than RG213.
Jim
N1NK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <n4kg@juno.com>; <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] lmr 400 question
> At 10:26 AM 10/20/02 -0600, n4kg@juno.com wrote:
> > > I would mount the end connector, a female if possible, binding
> > > it to a tower leg with a SS hose band and I would use cheap RG-8/U
> > > as the `whip cable' 4-6 feet is frequently used. (NOT foam)
> >
> > Sounds like a good idea to me. N4KG
>
> I've noticed that the portable news-gathering vans seem to use an
> alternative sort of rotation loop for their antenna masts. It looks like
> they wrap 6-7 turns of coax around the mast, with the top fixed at the
> antenna and bottom end fixed to the truck body, such that when they rotate
> 360 degrees the coil just loosens or tightens a relatively small
> amount. That seems like a mechanically superior approach. Anyone tried
it
> in ham installations? Would it work better with the stiffer cables?
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Sometimes a tower is just a tower
>
>
>
>
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