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[TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax for UHF

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax for UHF
From: Drax Felton <draxfelton@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:24:57 -0400
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What brand and coax type would be best to use on a stack of VHF UHF Yagis 6 
meters through 1296 for the rotator loop when transitioning from 1/2 inch hard 
line?





On Sep 18, 2013, at 12:55 PM, Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Gary
> There are many ways to skin a cat. My way with a flat top with  there  TB 3 
> thrust bearing and there protruding bolts and sharp edge, is to transition 
> any hardline connectors below the top plate ( A good place to test the 
> antenna and feed line from also ) 
> then put the RG 231, 214  inside a reinforced 3/4" piece of garden hose.  I 
> install the antenna in the north position 1/2  it's rotation
> and  wind 2 turns  one laying on the flat top and one taped 6 to 8" above  
> the flat plate. most of these install's are in  the snow and ice of Eastern 
> PA NJ NY or Dell and to the best of my knowledge there was never a frayed, 
> tore coax with this  type of configuration.
> 
> Like said said there just another way  to 
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