[Antennas] Open wire transmission line

Steve steveac at charter.net
Sun Jan 30 23:12:53 EST 2005


Thanks Dave and several others of you who responded to my open wire 
transmission line inquiry.

I bought a roll of Sexton Products open wire line in the 1970's. It was 
either 500ft or 1000ft. At any rate, I've used it all and would like to 
have something similar to it for another antenna project. I was unable 
to find Sexton Products with a google search.

I looked at the w7fg web site. I can probably use what he sells, 
although I think the smaller gauge, 1 inch spaced line would suffice.

Pastor/KC1DI wrote:
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>  Steve your best bet for real open wire line is at the following web site. 
> it's 600 ohm stuff  i have not see the stuff you have for some years now it
> used to be made by saxton (spelling?) cable.
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> http://www.w7fg.com/ant.htm
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> 73 & good luck  Dave kc1di 
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> From: Steve
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> Date: 01/30/05 21:17:24
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> To: Antennas at mailman.qth.net
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> Subject: [Antennas] Open wire transmission line
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> Anyone out there know where to buy open wire line?
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> I checked WireMan, Radio Works and several other web sites but didn't
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> find open wire transmission line in their product lines. Saw lots of
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> ladder line but no open wire. A google search did not return any useful
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> leads.
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> What I've been using is 20 gauge copper spaced at 1 inch. It has white
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> plastic (at least it looks and feels like plastic) insulators at 6 inch
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> intervals. I think it's nominal 450 ohm characteristic impedance. I
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> think I could accommodate some variation from those dimensions.
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> Thanks and 73,
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> Steve K8JQ
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