[TowerTalk] guage of wire for 500 watt antenna?

[Keith Dutson]

I remember that 50 trees on my place were destroyed by hurricane IKE.  I had
a burn pile going for three months.  The remaining trees (mostly yellow
pine) constantly drop "tree poop" and create a constant task in the yard and
fields.  But, I think about those with few or no trees, and smile a bit.
BTW, I climb my tower and see no tree tops above 70 feet.  All of my buddies
say their trees are at least 100 feet tall.

73, Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Brown
Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2017 1:39 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] guage of wire for 500 watt antenna?

On 12/3/2017 7:30 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> Are there any trees on the property?  I think multiple dipoles fed 
> with RG8X would work better.  I always use 14ga because it's cheap, 
> easy to use and plenty strong.

I agree. But trees can be in short supply in some localities.

73, Jim K9YC

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