Instead of drilling one hole through the wall for
cable, drill two, insert pvc pipe with down fitting on
the outside as a rain block. Run your twin lead wires
through pieces of "popcorn" stryofoam packaging to
keep it centered in the pvc pipe, then run those
through the pvc and into the shack. No trouble at
all. I've found with the homemade open wire line,
wind isn't a problem as there's not much windload on
it. A few guys of nylon twine and some twists in the
line will keep it from flopping around. I run a coax
antenna on the side, but try to keep open wire lead on
my best one..
--- CATFISHTWO@aol.com wrote:
>
> I bought 2300 feet of lmr 400 for 600 bucks
> delivered, I buy rg8x for 85
> bucks per 500 feet, and still have 300 feet of rg59
> on hand for matching stubs
> etc., and have some rg178 for pass through stuff, so
> I don't find it too
> expensive to use coax to each antenna, .and I can
> actually solder on a connector
> too.
>
> I have multiple radios and amps and have problems
> running twin lead in the
> shack. so I drill a hole in the wall and shove coax
> through the hole and
> then put a connector on the other end on.
>
> I would love to use twin lead, but my shack and the
> 70 mph winds here
> preclude the use of twinlead.. and I have yet to
> find a way to feed a beam direct
> with ladder line..
>
> YMMV
>
>
> tom N6AJR
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