Have you considered open wire?
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John S.
> On May 24, 2017, at 12:45 PM, Jim Brown <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Tue,5/23/2017 7:33 PM, Ken wrote:
>> I have plenty of room for antennas, I have 128 acres here. I could try
>> putting something up 500' away but I figure the feedline losses would do me
>> in.
>
> Exactly how did you do that "figuring?" Did it involve doing the relatively
> simple math of looking at loss data vs frequency for feedline that you could
> afford to purchase? Or were you just assuming the greater loss? The matched
> loss of 500 ft of low loss RG8 (Belden 9913, Times LMR400) is less than 0.75
> dB on 160M, only 1 dB on 80M, and 1.5 dB on 40M.
>
> OR -- should you keep your TX antennas closer to the shack but add RX
> antennas in parts of your property that are quieter? There, feedline loss
> doesn't matter, and we can use low cost CATV coax to feed them. I can buy
> 1,000 ft of Commscope flooded RG6 for $100
>
> https://www.amazon.com/COMMSCOPE-Professional-Underground-COAXIAL-Coated/dp/B00TBWWCT0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495647714&sr=8-1&keywords=commscope+rg6+flooded
>
> I have several thousand feet of it running through my woods to RX antennas.
> This is excellent cable, easy to pull, and seems to be rodent-proof (they
> don't like the flooding material).
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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