Well, thanks, Lloyd.
We are pursuing various options for the coax issue here, and it is
comforting to know that I likely won't be heading into big problems, at
least in the short term, if I don't get to it right away.
My highest priority right now is to get my Carolina Windom 160 Compact up,
hopefully within the next few week-ends.
P.S. Regarding the Cross-country blind ops net, I didn't make it today
because our communications event ran a bit longer than expected, and a
number of us went out to supper afterwords.
I will try next week, although I also will be occupied withthe the
Pennsylvania QSO Party contest Sunday afternoon.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: coax feedline question
I suppose it's risky, but for three years, while I lived in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, I'm pretty sure that the coax going to my ground-mounted 50-foot 80/40
meter vertical lay on the ground. It was RG58, and no special precautions
were taken. I could disconnect it at the base of the antenna whenever I
thought weather threatened or the lawn needed to be mowed. So I think you
could take a risk with this coax, at least over the coming winter.
I have had the same run of RG213 going outside and up my 60-foot tower for
28 years, and it doesn't seem to be too lossy. I suppose I ought to find a
way to make a loss measurement on it.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, Maryland
Home: http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work: http://www.loc.gov/nls
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of tom behler
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 7:11 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: coax feedline question
>
> No problem, Tom. ... Message understood and received.
>
> I'm going to work to get the coax off the ground or maybe even burried
> somehow.
>
> It's just a matter of deciding which would be easiest.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 11:51 AM
> Subject: Re: coax feedline question
>
>
> Oh, sorry Tom, just realized that message was from you and not John. I'm
> not
> quite withy it this morning. Still drugs in the system from knee surgery.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
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