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Sorry,
Bob
K2TK
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Antenna Question
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 21:21:14 -0400
From: Bob <[email protected]>
To: Josh Fiden <[email protected]>, Elecraft Reflector
<[email protected]>
For sure a consideration. There never is a perfect solution all is a
compromise. For me I wanted a single run because I see any extra connectors
as a potential failure points. My Tower is crank up/tilt-over so not even as
much of a repair or change issue.
Nobody has mentioned it here but Times makes a LMR400 Ultraflex. A possible
solution. The slightly increased loss on 50MC maybe about equal to the extra
connector loss. Another cable I have been happy with is this:
http://www.davisrf.com/buryflex.php
A ham owned company that has been very responsive to requests. Of my 7 feeds 6
use it and no issues and a few pieces are getting close to 8 years old.
73,
Bob
K2TK ex KN2TKR (1956) & K2TKR
<http://www.davisrf.com/buryflex.php>
On 10/10/2016 7:49 PM, Josh Fiden wrote:
With an unbroken feedline, a failure or antenna swap can require soldering
connectors up the tower. Not fun. If you're concerned about the additional
loss of a barrel connector at 50MHz, you should be using feedline with lower
loss than LMR400 up the tower. Wrap the barrel connection with good quality 3m
vinyl tape and paint over with Scotchkote to keep water out.
YMMV!
73,
Josh W6XU
On 10/10/2016 3:44 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
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.
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