[TowerTalk] Elevated rg6 feedline?

[Kirk Kleinschmidt]

Not sure I'm following whether you're thinking about using the messenger wire as a pilot line or as an RX antenna, but it's good to know that the messenger wire is steel.
I use it to supply 12 Vdc to my feed point-mounted autocoupler (with coax shield as ground return), which works fine. Not sure I'd use it as a TX antenna, but maybe as an RX loop?  Who knows!
Regards,
--Kirk, NT0Z  Rochester, MN

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    On Sunday, October 20, 2019, 7:46:18 AM CDT, WW3S <ww3s at zoominternet.net> wrote:  
 
 I have some RG6 with messenger wire? Can I use this as an elevated feed for my rx loop? Normally, due to mowing, leaf raking, etc. , I can’t put my receive antennas up as the feed and control cables run across the lawn....

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