RG8X can handle more than the legal limit on 160. I think you would be better off with a ferrite core choke. Look at http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/chokes . The choke we use is described (and photo) at http://www.w0btu.com/160_meters.html#inv-l_antenna
73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 12:14 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > On 160/80 meters how much RF power can RG8X coax safely handle and is 8 or > 10 turns on a 6" diameter piece of PVC pipe sufficient for a feed line > choke. Run is about sixty feet long. > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
