[TowerTalk] FW: Use of 75 ohm coax

Matt maflukey at gmail.com
Thu Mar 19 22:28:01 EDT 2015


1/12 - 50/75 in series works fine.
KM5VI

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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Hans
Hammarquist via TowerTalk
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 12:03 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Use of 75 ohm coax

I am using coax intended for Cable TV use. It's 75 ohms and i am using it
exclusively with a tuner. I found this article which may be of interest.
http://www.jpole-antenna.com/2015/01/28/using-rg-59-or-rg-6-catv-cable-with-
an-amateur-radio-antenna/ 


I especially like the 1/12 wavelength method for a 50/75 match. Anyone with
experience with this/


Hans - N2JFS


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