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[TowerTalk] re: coax as balanced line

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Subject: [TowerTalk] re: coax as balanced line
From: stunroe@orion.branch-co.lib.mi.us (stu)
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 1997 14:36:00 -0500
I was wondering about the possibility or practicality of doing this
where a long run would exist from the shack to the antenna. Cost wise it
would be cheaper than hardline and should avoid some of the problems of
ladderline: rain, snow, ect. Would this work at vhf, uhf, or just hf?
Would this setup have the same losses as ladderline or somewhere between
that & coax? Has anyone tried using 4 lines for 50 ohms or the 2 line
100 ohm setup, if so were you using RG-8 or RG-58 size cable & how were
you terminating it? Thanks for your ideas.
73' Steve KG8TX

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