[TowerTalk] Topband: Shunt feeding tower

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

Larry if you use a 3 or 4 wire cage I understand that the cage itself  
is what is doing most of the radiating and not the tower.


Herb, KV4FZ


On 8/27/2014 12:08 PM, Larry wrote:
> I believe it was ON4UN that suggested running cables inside the tower 
> would help.  I ran my cables inside but have not shunt fed my tower 
> yet so I don't know if that will really help.
>
> 73, Larry  W6NWS
>
> -----Original Message----- From: LB3RE LJ3RE Stein-Roar Brobakken
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 8:35 AM
> To: Pete Smith N4ZR
> Cc: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Shunt feeding tower
>
> How is inteference on rotor or relay boxes?I thinking 1kw generate 
> magnetic radiation into cables ???  How u solve this guys ??  Tnx
>
> ---Sent by iphoneLB3RE LJ3RE K3RAG ex: LA6FJAwww.lb3re.com ~ Rag ~ 
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> Reading about 3-wire cages and the like, I feel a serious case of shunt
> envy.  Mine is a single wire about 18 inches from one corner of my Rohn
> 25, connected to the tower at about 50 feet.  I used an omega match with
> a couple of 3 KV transmitting variables, because my tower is quite tall
> for 160 (97 feet with 3 yagis, 2 on top) and I could not find a 50-ohm
> point.It was absurdly easy to adjust and seems to work quite well at 100
> watts.  I'm sure there are better solutions (including Herb's), but this
> was really simple.
>
>
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 8/26/2014 5:12 PM, Don wrote:
>
>> I would like to get on 160 this question most likely has been asked a 
>> 1000 time but I need information as how or can I shunt feed my 55 ft 
>> rohn 45 .
>
>>
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>> Don
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