[TowerTalk] Coax Run To Tower

[Keith Dutson]

Many thanks to all for your suggestions, recommendations and comments,
especially to the person that supplied the loss information for the various
types and sizes (sri cannot remember your name).

I found a supplier of new Andrew 7/8 Heliax (LDF5-50A) that will cut to
order for $2.25/ft and think this is the best way to go.  I will have 4 or 5
runs to various towers in the new antenna farm.  I already have quite a bit
of Belden 9913F7 that will be used to run from the tower base up to the
antennas.  The tallest tower will be 200 Rohn 55G with 3/3/3 on 40M and I
may go all the way to the StackMatch with Heliax for this one.

73, Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Dutson [mailto:kdutson at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 4:42 PM
To: TowerTalk (towertalk at contesting.com)
Subject: Coax Run To Tower

I have to make a rather long run from the shack to tower, about 500 feet.
This tower will have 2 el 80 + 8/8/8 stack 10 + log periodic covering 30-10.
What kind of coax would you run assuming only one line is needed, switched
between the three arrays?

73, Keith NM5G