Hi Pete,
Can you elaborate on the "1750 Hz (measured at 28 MHz) of 3/4" CATV" you
mentioned? First, I assume you meant 1750 KHz, but aside from that, I'm not
following what you mean.
Also, measuring loss at the shack with the MFJ-259B... Unless you install a
non-resonant 50 ohm terminator at the opposite end, your readings in the shack
will continue to 'vary widely' (although maybe not as "widely"). If you
installed a 50 ohm load on one port of a remote antenna switch that would
accomplish the task, but I'm thinking this is not what you had in mind
regarding measuring loss.
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
Message: 2
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:13:14 -0400
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna Distance From Shack
To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
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Frank and Bill make good points. For the last 10 years, I have been using 3/4"
CATV for most of the 190-foot run from my house to my antennas. To be
specific, I use RG-213 up the tower and across the roof of my house to my
2nd-floor shack, but use multiples of a half-wave at 1750 Hz (measured at 28
MHz) of 3/4" CATV in between.
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I want to be able to monitor loss from the shack, something that my composite
feedline doesn't seem to let me do (the indicated loss on my MFJ-259B varies
widely with frequency).
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