[TenTec] OT: Openwire/Window Line and Bad Wx

[Jerry Haigwood]

Hi Steve and All,
    This is the way I see it.  As long as we do not add liquid soap to the
rain water, we should be OK.  And, if we decide to wash our window line with
liquid soap, we have to make sure we rinse it really well!  Did I get the
main points of this discussion? ;-)
Jerry W5JH
"building something without experimenting is just solder practice"

-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve Hunt
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 10:19 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Cc: Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Openwire/Window Line and Bad Wx

Problem solved .... I think.

Just added some wetting agent - washing up liquid - to the water and
re-sprayed. Losses jumped to 5dB/100ft at 26MHz!

Steve G3TXQ




On 01/08/2013 14:58, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> Steve,
>
> I hope you document the test on your web site.
> It is extremely useful for people.
>
> I'm afraid papers like Wes' scare people away from using commercial 
> window line and most people are afraid to build their own operwire 
> line, so in the end many people miss out on the benefits of using this
type of feedline.
>
> 73
> Rick, DJ0IP
>
>

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