Topband: Beverage feedline suggestion

[Herb Schoenbohm]

David,

1000 feet of RG-6 is not a problem for a 1.8 Mhz fed.  The loss is not
significant.  Mort important is a good quality RG-6 for long term
stability and a good matching transformer at the feed point.

Good Luck,

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ.

David J Rodman MD wrote:

> The only problem is the coax feed line is approx 600' from my beverage 
> coax switch and another 200' to the station.  If the antenna is to be 
> used on 160 and 80m, what feedline is suggested to maximize signal and 
> minimize cost.  Right now the antenna is fed with "mini" RG59 and the 
> antenna is at least 1 S unit less noise than my other two antennas.  I 
> presume the quietness is loss of signal from the feed line length.  I 
> haven't matched the antenna to the feed transformer yet, but it is 
> hard to imagine that would be 6-10dB loss.  Thanks for opinions.  Dave.
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