[TowerTalk] 75 ohm to 50 ohm connection question

[ersmar at comcast.net]

Bill:

     Two suggestions:

1.    Just put up the vertical (and appropriate radials?), connect your RG-6 extension and try it.  Worst that could happen is low antenna efficiency due to mismatch - nothing llikely to burn up; or
2.    Put up a dipole, better yet, a couple/three dipoles for several bands and feed them with that same RG-6 you planned on using for the vertical.  Better match to your 75 Ohm cable and you get several bands for real cheap.  

BOTTOM LINE:  Don't fret over what to do, just do it and get on the air and have fun.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Bill G. K3SV" <k3sv at pa.net>
> OK, maybe a dumb question, but here goes. Just moved to new qth.
> 
> For a few months I will be running in "stealth" mode until I settle into 
> the new neighborhood. Trying to avoid "fishing" 50 ohm coax through 
> walls and out the the back yard, at leasts until I have boxes empty in 
> the basement and I can find a logical place for the shack, and/or, panel 
> exit area for coax and grounding, etc.
> 
> My thought is, I have a run of RG 6 quad shield running from the current 
> shack location in a second floor bedroom, to a patch panel in the 
> basement. This run was intended for cable TV, but what the heck, it's 
> there and not being used. If I run from a tuner, through the RG 6, down 
> through the walls to the patch panel, and then more RG 6 out to an 
> all-band vertical antenna, what problems am I asking for? I'll be 
> running 100 watts or less and just trying to do some civilized operating 
> until I have time to assess antennas and shack locations.
> 
> Thanks for any help/comments
> 73 Bill K3SV
> 
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