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Re: [TowerTalk] Coax Options (for a 5,000 ft. run)

To: "sawyered@earthlink.net" <sawyered@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Coax Options (for a 5,000 ft. run)
From: john nistico <electric911inc@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:27:29 +0000
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I want to be able to put both antennas one the same tower on 2 different 
radios. Each of the 4 towers is going to have a mono band stack of either 2 or 
3 six element yagis plus 5 antennas for 80 and 160 so I kind of wanted a feed 
from each antenna 

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> On Feb 13, 2017, at 11:02 AM, Ed Sawyer <sawyered@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> John.  Most of us would run 2 radios worth of hard line to a central spot
> and then have a 2 x 6 - 2 x 10 antenna switch that feed all the antennas in
> the field.  This cuts the feed line expense substantially.  Are you sure you
> need 5,000 feet?  Sounds to me more like 2000 - 2500ft in the conventional
> switched configuration.
> 
> 
> 
> My 2 x 8 switch happens to be at Tower 1 as the systems evolved over time
> (300 ft from the shack).  Its another 150ft to Tower 2.  300 ft to the 160M
> array.  Beverages and receive antennas are another story.
> 
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> 
> Ed  N1UR
> 
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