Hard Line is available if you keep a sharp eye out for it and go to a few of
the hamfests.
I have 1500 ft of LDF5-50 and 300 ft of LDF4 here and my average cost is
$1.50 a ft delivered or picked up. This was from 2008 - 2015 acquisition.
Usually 150 - 250 ft per unbroken roll.
Ed N1UR
From: john nistico [mailto:electric911inc@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2017 5:46 PM
To: Wayne Kline; towertalk@contesting.com; sawyered@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Introduction
Good to know i am looking for a lot of hard line for my 4 tower project
John J. Nistico
911 Electric Inc.
516.325-8993
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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Wayne Kline
<w3ea@hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2017 4:41 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com; sawyered@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Introduction
Hi I also agree with Jim on line loss. MY 4 towers are 100,200,300 and 400
ft from the shack wall with the 80 meter 4 sq. 425 ft. away.
With limited funds at first I used surplus CATV hardline in 1990 in 2000 I
installed 7/8 50 ohm hardline to all tower bases 11 runs total.
With the 1000's of cell towers and constant construction and upgrades ,
roll ends of Heliax AVA5-50 and Heliax AVA7-50 50 ohm hardline or other
manufactures shows up often on the surplus market at cut rate prices...
Wayne W3EA
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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Ed Sawyer
<sawyered@earthlink.net>
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2017 4:04 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Introduction
Paul, Sounds like a great project ahead. In addition to HFTA, you need to
ask yourself "what's my goal?". Is it DXing? DX Contesting? Domestic
Contesting? A mix of all? No answer will be optimum for all. Then after
you think an optimum placement of the tower area is emerging, how does it
mesh with personal issues like view and proximity to the house?
I agree with Jim's 1dB of loss goal. My farthest away tower is 400 ft from
the shack, closest is 250 ft from the shack. My 160M phased array feed is
400 feet from the shack. These distances are all because of separation from
the house and optimum placement on my ridge for DX contesting. I also use
LDF5-50A for all runs to the tower and run LDF4 up the tower for 10 - 40M.
73 and Enjoy,
Ed N1UR
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