[TowerTalk] Ladder Line Spacing from a Steel Tower

[n8de at thepoint.net]

Instead of bringing the ladderline directly down the side of the  
tower, 'twist' it as you do, thereby changing the distributed  
capacitance of the two wires to the  tower and 'equalizing' any  
capacitive problems.
3 or 4 turns should suffice for 50'.

One foot sounds good to me, too.


73
Don
N8DE


Quoting W1JCW <W1JCW at hotmail.com>:

> I slope mine at a 45 to a 4:1 balum, coax into the shack.
>
> I would think at least 1'.
>
> 73-
> W1JCW
> John
>
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> From: "Sam Andrews" <sandrews at aristotle.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 3:06 PM
> To: <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Ladder Line Spacing from a Steel Tower
>
>> I am going to rework my inverted vee supported near the top of the 50'
>> tower with polyethylene insulated ladder line (300  or 450 ohm, from DX
>> Engineering, or similar).  How far off the tower leg or face should it
>> held?
>>
>> 73, Sam  AE5L
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