Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

[TowerTalk] Bringing Ladder Line into the house

To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Bringing Ladder Line into the house
From: k2av@qsl.net (Guy Olinger, K2AV)
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 15:27:37 GMT
LAA01267
Sender: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
Precedence: bulk
X-List-Info: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
X-Sponsor: W4AN, KM3T, N5KO & AD1C


A good rule for short as explained below is 1/8 wave or less on the
highest frequency used. If it's all low band stuff (my case) then it
can be a good bit longer. 


On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:54:37 -0400, you wrote:

>
>Hi, In the past when I used ladder line I used a Radio Works Remote
>Balun.     http://www.RadioWorks.com/index.html
>
>The RemoteBalun is an interface between
>  balanced feeders and coaxial cable. A short
> length of very low loss coaxial cable connects
>     your transmatch to RemoteBalun. The
> complication of routing balanced feeders into
>      the radio room is totally eliminated.
>Remote Balun page: 
>http://www.RadioWorks.com/index.html
>
>One Note: The coax from the Remote Balun must be kept short. Use RG 9913
>or high quality type coax.
>-- 
>Bob Ferrey Jr. N3DOK

73, Guy
--. .-..

Guy Olinger, K2AV
k2av@qsl.net
Apex, NC, USA


--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com
Search:                   http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>