[TowerTalk] Bringing Ladder Line into the house ??

[Jerry Morris - W5MS-W5KUF-Corpus Christi Amateur Radio Club]

connect 2 -75 ohm cables together side by side......connect shield
together at both ends.....
use center conductor for each side of ladder line.....do not ground
shield......been using this system on all 6 antennas......w5kuf

James Apple wrote:

>     I would like to replace the coax from my cloud burner loop with
> Ladder Line.  I have looked through the Handbook and other antenna
> books and have found information on running ladder line past/over
> large metal surfaces (roofs etc).  But I have not found any practical
> info on running it once you get inside the house ?
>
>     I live in a raised ranch style house with the shack in a front
> room and the antenna's out back.  I could bring the Ladder Line into
> the house about 6 feet off the ground and run it in between the
> floor joists
> then up through the wall to the shack.  This run will be about 18'
> long and I was planning on using 2" plastic conduit to house the
> line.  This route however will pass within about 24" of several
> fluorescent lights and some other house wiring.  Will this be a
> problem ?
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Jim Apple - WB1DOG
>
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