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>>I have to make a rather long run from the shack to tower, about 500 feet.
>>This tower will have 2 el 80 + 8/8/8 stack 10 + log periodic covering
>>30-10.
>>What kind of coax would you run assuming only one line is needed, switched
>>between the three arrays?
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>>73, Keith NM5G
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> Keith: Using TLW, 7/8 Andrew hardline is the SMALLEST that has less
> than 1 db loss over the length That has always been my rule of thumb ie
> no more than 1 db loss in feedline at highest frequency of use.
What about the larger sizes of Times Wire LMR cables? They make some fairly
large cables.
I'm looking at LMR 900, but I only have a 200 foot run to the top of the
tower and another 28 feet to the antenna feed points. Then there is, "I
believe", LMR-1200, 1400 and 1700
Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com (Use return address from home page)
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>>73 bob de w9ge
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