[Antennas] Open wire transmission line

[Alex Eban]

Sexton is called now Decorp and they went out of the wireline business: they
sell now flat speaker wire and home oriented wiring.
Go for hand made guys, it not hard and much cheaper. Ready made it's about
$50 per 100 feet!!!
Alex	4Z5KS

 

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From: antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 6:13 AM
To: Antennas at mailman.qth.net; elbc2 at pivot.net
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Open wire transmission line

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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> -------Original Message-------
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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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