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

[Jon Zaimes, AA1K]

That is often the best option, at least when only a single tower is involved. More difficult with multiple towers.

73/Jon
Jon P. Zaimes, AA1K Tower climber for hire http://www.aa1k.us/ Cell: 302-632-2353email: jz73 at verizon.net or aa1k at arrl.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Taylor <ve4xt at mymts.net>
To: Steve Maki <lists at oakcom.org>
Cc: TowerTalk at contesting.com
Sent: Tue, May 17, 2022 12:03 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fw: Feeding single band HF yagis 500+ ft from the shack

Curious… at what point, given the cost of hardline, does one consider running code-compliant power out to the towers, putting the RF components there and using either ethernet or fibre between the control heads in the shack and the rf components?

Just a question. Flames will be ignored. 

73, kelly, ve4xt 

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> On May 17, 2022, at 10:59, Steve Maki <lists at oakcom.org> wrote:
> 
> Very little 7/8" either.
> 
> We use thousands of 1/2" short jumpers, but we buy them pre-made, so there's very little bulk surplus 1/2" available anymore :-(
> 
> -Steve K8LX
> 
>> On 5/17/2022 10:41 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>> Connectors are really not expensive, especially surplus N style. It is
>> unfortunate for us that the cell towers no longer use 1 1/4 and 1 5/8
>> Heliax, it was much easier to get surplus than it is now.
>> John KK9A
>> Grant Saviers KZ1W wrote:
>> One thing I observed in the past (>3yrs ago) looking for surplus
>> hardline was that the larger diameters (>7/8) are sold at a bigger
>> discount.  Connectors get expensive, but only two are needed.
>> A factor impacting the market is new cell towers don't use much hardline
>> any more, all the RF stuff is at the top in the antennas.
>> Grant KZ1W
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