[TowerTalk] 450 ohm feedline and coax

[Patrick Greenlee]

Try to pas by any nearby conductive objects at or as near as possible to 
a right angle to help minimize coupling.

Patrick  NJ5G
On 12/23/2014 1:12 PM, Ken wrote:
> You are right, Jim, wider spacing is REQUIRED.   From the ARRL Antenna Book:
>
> “The line should be kept away from other conductors including downspouts, metal window frames, flashing, etc. by a distance of two to three times the line spacing.”
>
> Ken WA8JXM
>
>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 12:16 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue,12/23/2014 9:07 AM, Tom Osborne wrote:
>>> HI All
>>>
>>> I've seen that you should keep the 450 ohm twinlead at leas the width of the cable away from anything metallic. Does that include coax cable?
>> YES! And although I haven't seen any math to support it, I'd want wider spacing than that.
>>
>>> I want to run some twinlead out to an antenna and where it would come into the shack is a coax cable and it would be laying right on top of it.
>>>
>>> Just wonder it that would cause any problems.
>> Yes, it could cause problems.
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