[TenTec] installing ladder line

[Steve Hunt]

Ladderline behaves differently from coax, and there might be a small 
impedance "bump" if you turn it abruptly through 90 degrees; however, in 
many ladderline applications that wont matter. It certainly wont be an 
issue if you are using the ladderline to feed a multiband doublet.

Unlike coax, a ladderline's RF field is not contained totally within the 
cable, so you should keep it away from parallel conducting materials; a 
safe distance is 3-4 times the ladderline wire separation.

73,
Steve G3TXQ

On 07/11/2010 20:36, Vince Santis wrote:
> Can 450 ohm ladder line be bent at 90 degrees around obstructions?
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> Vince Santis, N1vs
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