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Subject: [TowerTalk] coax entry
From: <kb2m@arrl.net>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:59:04 -0500
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I'm building a new home that will have a full basement. I'm going to move my
shack into the basement and I'm looking for any ideas on how to bring in all
my antenna cable's. I have about 12 antennas total. Cable's will consist of
mostly RG-8, but two of the cables are hardline, one 1/2 inch, the other
5/8. The new house will be about 20 feet away from my tower.

 I was thinking of mounting  a grounded plate to the tower, and then attach
all of the cables. I would also mount lightning suppressers at that
location. I would then  run short 20 foot cables into the shack via a buried
conduit. What should I use for the conduit? Does mounting (and grounding)
all the antennas to the Tower make sense, or should I do this just outside
the house? Any and all input appreciated.

 

 

73 Jeff kb2m

 

 

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