I have used a cable with two so239s connected by rg174.  this is thin enough 
to allow mowst windows to shut effectively on it.

mine survived this treatment for over a year with no ill effects.  even 
locked the windows closed.
available from most ham retailers for around $15 each.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Fowle" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: making antennas walk through walls!


> 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