You'll get lots of suggestions, but I believe the use of a single unbroken feedline from the antenna to the shack (when possible) trumps the inconvenience of properly engineering an install that does NOT put unnecessary repetitive bending moments on the line.
Do the research.... There's all kinds of info on how to create/route a feedline for rotator use... Most of the people I know with tall towers and big antennae use LMR-400 (or similar size) AS the "smaller jumper". No reason NOT to use LMR-400 from the antenna to the station... ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 On 10/10/2016 5:14 PM, hsherr...@reagan.com wrote: > OK all. I'm installing a 6m rotating beam and feeding it with LMR400. Would > you connect the LMR to the antenna and allow it to move with the rotation, or > run a short length of something much more flexible between the antenna and > LMR? I have my concerns that the solid heavy inner conductor of the LMR won't > take much movement. > > Harlan > K4HES > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to caut...@montac.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
