through an attic for the length of a house? My new tower is located at the opposite end of the house from the shack and I'd prefer to go the more direct route through the attic. That would save me 2
I would be sure to run the ground the coax at the entry to the house whether it is in the attic or somewhere else. The other issue is I always disconnect the cables coming into the house at the wall
If you can do proper surge protection and grounding at the point where it enters the attic, it should be a non-issue. Otherwise, I'd carry the cables down to the base of the tower, do the surge prote
Make it easy to disconnect the coax before it enters the attic. If you have multiple antennae, put a remote switch outside and have only 1 coax thru the attic, or at most three if you operate HF,UHF,
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Even with a remote coaxial switch, an unswitched shield conductor is brought through the attic. That calls for bulkhead grounding at the attic entrance point. Paul, W9AC _____________________________
All the big cables connecting my lightning rods are installed inside the attics, right next to the ridgepoles. Terry Zivney, N4TZ/9 _______________________________________________ ___________________
Well yes. Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman
Not the answer to your question, but in a previous house I ran cable through the attic and sometimes it interacted with house wiring in the attic, generating RFI in the TV and stereo. This typically