Topband: Threading radials

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At a prior QTH in the 80's I used 3/4" PVC pipe and T's to support a length 
of 3/4" CATV hardline as the shunt feed.  A single piece of #12 didnt work 
well at all at any spacing using bandwidth and pileup busting as the 
criteria.

Carl
KM1H


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From: "HAROLD SMITH JR" <w0rihps at sbcglobal.net>
To: "N7DF" <n7df at yahoo.com>; <Topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Threading radials


I find that 1/2 inch PVC pipe is handy for many things. It can be cut into 
6"
spacers or insulators. I use it for spacers on my Shunt Fed tower's

shunt feed rod. I used 1/2" EMT for the shunt feed rod and the PVC spaced 
about
every 24" to stabilize the rod. I use Black Tie-wraps to

secure everything.
73 Price W0RI



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From: N7DF <n7df at yahoo.com>
Subject: Topband: Threading radials

I have found that 20 foot lengths of 1/2 inch PVC pipe works very well in
getting radial wires through, around and under the very prickly shrubbery 
that
gets in the way here in the New Mexico desert. It is very inexpensive and 
can
be extended to as long a run as is needed.
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