[TowerTalk] OWL?

[Chris BONDE]

OK, I think that I am doing something similar.

I have some plastic insulated stranded wire.  I just bought some 1/2 in PVC sun 
protected electrical conduit,  From some others' suggestions that I have just tired 
and could not make work but will try again tomorrow, drill holes in the PVC slightly 
in from the end, cut a slot in then snap the wire into the hole through the slot.  Now I 
think that the slot was not wide enough.  The hole is just a little smaller than the wire 
so I think that is OK.  However, the XYL yelled at me and said that it is too dark to 
be working outside with machinery.

I was planning on cutting the PVC about 3' long, drill holes about 1/4in in from the 
ends then sawing a slot in from the end to the hole.  The wire should be able to be 
snapped into the hole.   Tomorrow until tomorrow beats this petty pace of time.

Chris opr VE7HCB

From:           	"Jim Jarvis" <jimjarvis at comcast.net>
To:             	"Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Date sent:      	Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:45:51 -0000
Subject:        	[TowerTalk] OWL?

> 
> TT:
> 
> I'm looking for a source of flexible open wire line, or of
> components to make same.  Ideas sought.
> 
> Radioworks has a line made from #14 stranded copper-clad.
> That's a possibility, requiring no work.
> 
> They also sell #12 superweave, which has 259 strands, and is
> insulated with PE.  I use this for antennas.  It's great to work
> with, and very robust.  Contemplating use of same for OWL...
> but would need to find spacers, to make it up.  
> 
> Then comes the questions about spacing/line impedance/visual and
> wind profiles.  I've always wondered about losses in ladder line,
> where 20% of the line is solid PE spacer.  What happens when this
> stuff is run at high vswr? 
> 
> Jim/n2ea
> 
> 
> 
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