[TowerTalk] Tower and Ladder Line Interaction

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 7/24/2014 7:28 PM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
ve read suggests otherwise.
>>
>> Since you said you are using a tuner, you don't care if the line
>> impedance is changed moderately by the proximity of the tower.
>> You are probably fine if the spacing to the tower is 2 or 3 times
>> the wire spacing of the line.  Try to keep balance by putting
>
> Twist it!  Ladder line, TV ribbon, parallel wires should be twisted.

Twisting the wire will not prevent the proximity to the tower
from lowering the impedance (it will always be lowered).
Not that it matters.

Rick N6RK