Sounds good, Ed.

I know what you are talking about now.

The XYL isn't sure if she wants the coax several feet off the ground like 
that, but it is an option.

She's now helping me deliberate on this as well.  Kind of helps that she is 
a ham too!  (smile)

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: coax feedline question


Well Tom, I was just thinking of some wooden type that you could drive into
the ground with a hammer.  Home depot has some thin bamboo sticks which are
several feet long and they may work.  73
Ed  K7UC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: coax feedline question


>
>    Ed:
>
> Good idea!
>
> What kind of stakes would be good for this purpose, and how high would I
> want the coax to be?
>
> I guess I'd want it to be several feet off the ground, to take into
> account
> the amount of snow we can have here in the heart of winter?
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 9:42 PM
> Subject: Re: coax feedline question
>
>
>                Tom, drive a few thin stakes into the ground an raise the
> line off the ground and tape it to the top of the stakes or something on
> that order.  73
> Ed  K7UC
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 6:50 PM
> Subject: coax feedline question
>
>
>> Hi, again, folks.
>>
>> I have a question regarding my new Alpha Delta DXCC installation, that I
>> need some honest feedback on.
>>
>> Today, when my help installed the RG8X feedline for the antenna, they did
>> it
>> in a way that makes it necessary for about ten to fifteen feet of the
>> coax
>> to lie on the ground.  This portion of coax runs  between my house and
>> the
>> garage, on which the center of the antenna is mounted.  This is not an
>> area
>> where people walk, so I don't believe it is an undue tripping hazard.
>>
>> However, having the coax run on the ground concerns me for another
>> reason.
>> Am I correct in suspecting that, over time, the part of the feedline
>> which
>> is lying on the ground will absorb moisture, and eventually fail?
>>
>> My dilemma here is that I don't want to be ungrateful or overly
>> demanding,
>> but I don't want to create problems for myself later on.  At the same
>> time,
>> if running the coax along the ground is something that many people do
>> without problems, maybe I should just leave well enough alone.
>>
>> The coax run I'm using may have enough excess coax so that we could run
>> the
>> coax overhead between the house and garage, but I am not totally sure of
>> that at this time.
>>
>> I suppose I could also get a piece of conduit and run the coax through
>> it,
>> but that is harder to do now that the feedline is already installed
>> between
>> the antenna feed point and my ham shack window feed through pannel.
>>
>> Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>