[TowerTalk] Re: help calculating my feedline's length

[K4OJ@aol.com]

There is one factor in my selection, Mr Russell, of which you are unaware
(the price of the virgin hardline in question)  :-) 

A new neighbor with a  spool trailer, had just a little tiny 160 foot piece
on the spool....what a shame to have to haul that around town


.....this weeks good neighbot award goes to:

The Cable Guy....

The overwhelming number of you brought something to my attention which I can
only attribute to sleep deprivation....

The shack end of the coax where I wanted to attach RG11 didn't have to be
RG11 as long as I had cut the hard line at a 1/2 wave multiple....someone
said I really wanted a full wave multiple - dunno why.....so

With RF1 in hand I will endeavor to cut the hardline to a multiple of a half
wave, and then just use a piece of routine ole 50 ohm RG213 to go from the
hardline to the coax switch at the rig......duh......of course!

But that is why I need you guys....to reassure me I have the right ideas but
just can't execute them worth a hoot.....thanks to everyone who
responded......yes it was .81 to get me started, yes start long, and dummy -
just use a piece of 50 ohm flex coax at the shack end if you are making it a
multiple of 1/2 w/l.....

Thanks guys.....onto the next set of calculations,

73,

k4oj

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