Well I just bought a 29 ft. Zerofive vertical for 6 – 80 meters.  That fits our HOA regulations.  Now I need to get some coax.  The web page on the antenna says I should have a minimum of 100 feet of coax.  After some email exchanges with Tom, it appears that with at least 100 feet of coax, I’ll be able to tune it with my internal tuner in the ts-590, but with less than 100 feet I’ll need to use an external tuner.  He says that my MFJ tuner should tune the antenna with 75 feet of coax.  I’m not familiar with any coax length limits.  Can anyone explain why it’s necessary to have a long coax run to this antenna?  Also, I’m wondering what I should do with the excess coax?  Should I coil it some where, or just sort of spread it out?

Now it’s been years since I bought any coax.  The last time I did I got some 9913 50 ohm coax that had tinfoil shielding between the brade and center conductor to protect the insulation from UV.  I’d welcome thoughts on recommended coax for 6 – 80 meters.
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Jim Shaffer, KE5AL
Pflugerville, TX
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