[Boatanchors] CATV CABLE

[Stevan A. White]

Since the feedpoint impedance of a typical half-wave dipole is about 72 
ohms I'd say it is a rather good choice.  RG-6 is plentiful, fairly 
inexpensive, lightweight and quite capable of handling 100 watts.

Best Regards,
Stevan A. White, W5SAW
Cell Phone 806-681-7228
w5saw at pathwayz.com

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our 
blessings."
(Eric Hoffer, American Author)



Magoo wrote:
> I use hardline for all my Beverage RX antennas and am about to use it for a 
> run to a new phased TX array.  A 218.3 ft length of 70 ohm foam hardline 
> should enable one to attach a 50 ohm antenna and feed 50 ohms at the other 
> end to the station at 1.8 mhz.  For those who want only 80 to 10 meters I 
> believe the length is about 113 ft.  These lengths apply only if the 
> velocity factor of your cable is .81.  There are lots of good ideas for 
> making connectors from articles in all the major ham magazines going back to 
> the early 80s.
>
> Bill, VE3NH 
>
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