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Tom Fowle <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 12 Nov 2015 11:04:39 -0800
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Ron,
Good plan I hadn't thought of them.
Tried couple other ham suppliers and cable companies and no luck
There is 75 ohm flat coax, but not 52.
Tom 
On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:45:22AM -0600, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman wrote:
> Regarding: making antennas walk through walls, I suggest you call DX
> Engineering and talk to them about this problem and explore your options
> with them. They might have something we are not aware of. If you do this,
> please report back your findings to the rest of us so we will all be better
> informed. 
> 
> Ron, K8HSY
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Fowle
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 11:44 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: making antennas walk through walls!
> 
> Hi all,
> Still fussing about getting coax/ground out of this old house. I don't want
> to drill through the 8 inch thick lathe and plaster plus redwood siding to
> get coax outside.
> 
> All the near-by windows are of the "door like" hinged type which fit tightly
> into frames. Even if I left a gap for rg174 or the like, it'd have to take a
> very sharp 90 degree bend.
> 
> I've seen about all the various feed through panels etc. and none of them
> seem to suit.
> 
> there seems to be 75 ohm flat coax, but not 52 ohm.
> 
> Any ideas I havn't mentioned?
> 
> Maybe I'm not desperate enough yet <GRIN>
> tnx&73
> tom fowle WA6IVG

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