[TowerTalk] loooong feedlines

Rick Karlquist richard at karlquist.com
Mon May 3 13:11:44 EDT 2004


He used 4 wires to get a lower Zo, because he didn't
want to deal with 450 ohms.  Now that the 450 ohm
problem has well established solutions, I can't see
where 4 wires is worth the trouble.

Rick N6RK


> There's an article in a early 80s HamRadio that discusses this.
> As I recall, the author had about a 500' run, and he describes
> a 4 wire system that worked well.
>
> 73
> John K5MO
>
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