At the K9ZC station, we have antennas and feed line that are more than 2,000 feet from the shack. I used surplus (new) 1 5/8" feed line for the RF and direct bury fiber optic cable with converters for the control signals. Works like a charm.
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email: [email protected] <<<200 ft is not a long distance at HF. If you're already going to run a cable from the operating position to near the antenna anyway, why not just use a low loss feedline? LMR400 or equiv is only around -1.5dB at 10m. If that's unacceptable, you can find 1/2" hardline for much less than your proposed solutions.>>> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
