[Antennas] How to roll up additional balanced line?

Sun, 17 Feb 2002 16:41:09 -0500

Joe,
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Joe Falcone wrote:
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> Hello:  I have about ten extra feet of commercially made 450 ohm ladder line between the radio and the window in the shack.  I don't know if I will be moving the radio
> around the room and did not want to cut the excess line.  What method is appropriate to store/secure/roll up this line, or doesn't it matter? 

Roll it up & secure it with cable ties.

> Or, would I just be better off
> cutting it?  

Won't you have to cut it, if you want to store it?

>And, can you just simply solder this stuff together to make it longer? >Thanks, Joe.

Yes, you can solder it .. provided that you 'sandpaper' it to remove any
enamel or oxidation before you apply solder.

Don
N8DE

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