I forwarded the feedline comparison page to a friend of mine. I have no
idea if it is speech friendly, but here are the surprising results of his
test data.
I put the first Wireman ladderline in. 100 feet. SWR 10 to 1. Power 100
> watts. Frequency 30 megahertz. Loss is 1.33 dB. 74 watts is still
> radiated.
>
> Then I put in Belden RG 58. Same parameters otherwise. Loss is 5.5 dB.
> 29
> watts radiated on 10 meters.
>
> Is coax that more convenient than ladder line???
>
> Thanks for the reference.