[TowerTalk] Fw: Feeding single band HF yagis 500+ ft from the shack

[Wes]

I would bite the bullet and put in some hardline.  Messing with OWL and 
baluns/transformers, etc. will be nothing but grief.

Wes  N7WS

On 5/16/2022 3:39 PM, dave arruzza via TowerTalk wrote:
>   To all...
> I have a new QTH and the towers for the monoband yagis will be 500-600 feet away from the shack.
> I remember reading about utilizing 2 transformers and open wire line to minimize loss.
> One transformer at the tower base to transform the yagi coax to open wire.
> A run of open wire line to another transformer at the shack end.
> Then coax to the shack.
> I know that I can buy hardline to accomplish this but that becomes costly.
> 73 Dave W1CTN / 4
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