[TowerTalk] Re: resonance

[Pete Smith]

At 07:06 PM 7/6/98 -0600, W7TS wrote:
>I am curious why you are feeding your C3 with 75 ohm feedline.

Because I could get 75 ohm CATV hardline cheap.  I trimmed the length to be
a multiple of 1/2 wave at 3500 kHz, using an Autek RF-1 to cut it
precisely.  There is RG-213 on both ends (up the tower and into the shack).
 I'd love to have 50 ohm hardline but couldn't get a second mortgage ;^}

73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com 

"That's WEST Virginia.  Thanks and 73"

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