[Elecraft] Co-ax for the K2

[Phil Kane]

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:08:11 -0500, Don Wilhelm wrote:

>This is a little known fact - 75 ohm coax has less loss than
>comparable 50 ohm coax, and even with a 1.5 SWR, the increased
>loss will not be sufficient to bring the total loss to that of
>the 50 ohm coax. Besides, the 75 ohm coax is usually available at
>a *much* lower cost. Often cutoffs from really good quality 75
>ohm coax.

  The late Greg Milnes, W7OZ, ARRL Northwestern Division
  Director, DXer, good friend, and long-time club member, used
  75-ohm hardline, "the big stuff" discarded by the cable
  company, to go up his three 120-foot towers with no
  problems at all.  Isn't is nice to have a real 1500W PEP output
  into that sort of setup!

  For his "day job". Greg was a Judge of the Washington County
  Circuit Court, and was "the man behind the curtain" as to why
  hams throughout the county never got hassled about tower permits.

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   73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
   Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

   From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
   Beaverton (Washington County)  Oregon