[Elecraft] OT: Routing coax near CAT5

[Vic K2VCO]

Brian Lloyd wrote:

> OTOH, RF noise from your networking equipment might get coupled to your 
> feedline. Remember you are trying to listen to very weak signals and 
> ethernet, while well-crafted so as not to radiate, does leak just a 
> little. I would probably choose to route my feedline away from my 
> ethernet wiring just to reduce noise pick-up in your rig.

A balun at the antenna would help with this too. RF from the network 
(and other local sources) will run up the outside of the feedline; a 
balun at the top will choke it off so it does not get to the antenna and 
flow back to your receiver.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
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