[Antennas] Running Ladder Line Through a Wall

[KA8VIT]

I am not an engineer and won't argue with the theory,
but in actual usage here, there was an increase in loss
as measured with a dummy load and power meter.

72/73,

Bill  KA8VIT

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On 9/8/2004 at 6:46 PM Dan Richardson wrote:

>At 04:36 AM 9/8/2004, Bill wrote:
>>Also remember that the losses in this run will be
>>TWICE that of the coax as you are using two lengths
>>of it....  (20 feet of the balanced coax has the same
>>loss of a single 40-foot piece).
>
>This is not the case. You've doubled the line characteristic transmission 
>line impedance. The net result is the loss will be the same as had you
>used 
>a single length of coax.
>
>73,
>Danny, K6MHE
>

Bill Chaikin, KA8VIT
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