Actually, this can work fairly well. I have a full size Carolina Windom
(265 ft). It is designed with 22 ft of RG8X hanging down to a "line
isolator". Mine is hanging over a big farm pond, so I couldn't use heavier
RG-8 for the feedline, so I had to use the RG8X for another hundred feet or
so, then a barrel connector to larger coax. It has no problem with 1500 PEP
SSB, 1000W RTTY for short exchanges, and prolonged RTTY contesting at 500+
W. Admittedly far from ideal, but RG8X can handle more than it gets credit
for. 73
WA9ALS - John
jfleming@shelbynet.net
http://www.shelbynet.net/~jfleming/towerproject.htm
http://www.shelbynet.net/~jfleming/amstart.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Clements <philk5pc@tyler.net>
To: <zeitler@ibm.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] coax and phasing
>
> I would not try to push more than 500 watts @ 20m through the RG-8X, Lane.
> Otherwise, no problem.
> Remember the velocity factor is different from solid dilectric coax
((RG-214)
>
> GL!
> Phil, K5PC
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