[TenTec] 450 ohm Feed Line - N5BEA

[jerry judy]

A 1 to 1 balun......



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Buchanan" <jsb at digistar.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 450 ohm Feed Line - N5BEA


> N0KHQ at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Make sure your feed line is cut for 1/4 wave at your lowest
band/frequency of
> > operation.
>
> I'm getting the ladder line bug and am wondering how to feed it - the
> shack is between the outside wall of the house and the 2 car garage.  So
> I run about 55 feet of coax today from the shack, through the wall along
> the ceiling of the garage before going out the wall of the house to the
> mast and then about 40 feet into the air.
>
> That said, the route the coax takes is along no metal or near any metal
> - only the metal pole outside is where I will have to come up with some
> creative method to keep the ladder line away from the pole.  I have read
> that anywhere from 4 inches to 18 inches is recommended to keep the
> ladder line away from the mast.
>
>
> > Spend a couple of extra bucks...order a B4-2KX...4:1 Current Balun from
Radio
> > Works for multiband operation. The Balun can be placed just outdoors
before
> > entering the house or bring it in the house within 10 to 12 feet of your
> > station then RG-8 to the tuner.
>
> That's another idea i'm thinking about - just using the coax I have now
> and running the ladder line to the 4:1 balun and then coax through the
> rest of the house.  But I have no idea how well this will work.
>
>
>
> All of this needs to run in the presence of full legal limit power so
> i'm not sure what other considerations there are...
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jason N1SU
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