[Towertalk] Ladder Line Twist

[Tom Rauch]

> Do you suggest twisting 600 ohm ladder line?

It depends. 

If the line is very long, I would twist it. If it is near something else 
somewhat conductive (within a few  feet), I would twist it.

If I didn't care if it radiated, I would not bother twisting it no matter 
what.

In some cases we do not care about balance or radiation. SWBC 
stations are an example. If they never receive on the antenna, they 
care less if they get some radiation in undesired directions as long 
as it is small compared to the main signal.

That might be the case for us also, if we don't use a directional 
antenna we probably don't care if there is some line radiation.

73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com