[TenTec]Tuners and ladder line in the shack

[Carl Hyde]

One suggestion was to install a 4:1 Balun just outside the house to transform
the open wire feeder to coax. Doesn't this defeat the purpose of using an open
wire feeder to begin with? 

How about using a PVC conduit to route the ladder line to the operating desk?


--- "Thomas C. Jednacz" <tjednacz@ieee.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> WARNING - from past experience you can set your house on fire with open wire
> line. Be very careful! The high voltage on the lines can arc over to any
> metal object and start a fire. I would not recommend putting the feeders
> above a dropped ceiling. Keep them where you can see them and keep them
> clear of everything. Open wire feeder are great. I have used them for years
> with great results but please be careful.
> 
> Tom, W7QF
> 
> 
> >
> > YEAaaaaa what a great web site!!! What was he selling??????
> >
> > Hey check out the colinear dipole he has for sale.
> >
> > This of you who have used balanced wire feeders please enlighten
> > me on getting
> > the balanced feeder into the shack. My radio room is in the
> > basement but it is
> > not against a basement wall. I have a worhshop area thet is
> > between my rigs and
> > the outside wall so I would have to run the balanced feeder about
> > 10 feet into
> > the basement, over a dropped ceiling to get the the table. I
> > thought of running
> > PVC conduit and housing the balanced feeder in that to keep it
> > away from the
> > dropped ceiling framework and wires. OH BY THE WAY, just so I'm
> > on subject, I'm
> > using this antenna on a TEN TEC radio that has dirty knobs. Anyone have a
> > solution for removing dirt from Ten Tec knobs??? :-) wink wink nod nod
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Sherrill WATKINS <SEWATKINS@dgs.state.va.us> wrote:
> > >
> > > Mr. Feustel:  The antenna tuner that is being advertised in
> > Electric Radio
> > > Magazine is the Bliss tuner that is referred to by previous
> > posts on this
> > > board.  (After checking out their web site and seeing that
> > Hawiian lady with
> > > only the flowers over her chest, I forgot about antenna
> > tuners!) - 73's- Corn
> > > -k4own
> > >
> > >
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