For Keith:

I would run the open wire to just outside the house and terminate in a 
balun.  Then, run coax through the house to your shack.
I have a end loaded doublet about 120 feet physical length, then loaded 
with 20 feet wrapped in coils at each end.  This is fed with 300 ohm window 
line down to the entrance point.  Here it runs to a 4-1 balun then 9913 
coax runs to the rig.
Works well on all bands 160 through ten.
Good luck.
Hope this helps.
At 06:52 PM 5/13/2006 +0100, you wrote:

>Thinking of putting up a doublet with open wire feeders for use on
>top band and 80 metres.
>
>Trouble is that the best place for the feed point is at the other
>side of the building from my shack.
>
>So, can I run the open wire feeders across the attic or is having
>them inside not going to work?
>
>My shack is in a sort of basement so the feeder would need to go up
>the wall and in to the roofspace then out to the feedpoint.
>
>Any comments?
>
>
>Keith
>
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