[Elecraft] OT Wet 450 ohm ladder line

[Monty Shultes]

I use open wire feeder for my center-fed antenna.  It is #14 wire separated 
by plastic 4-inch spacers.  It is effective and does not lose much, if 
anything, when wet.
Monty K2DLJ


> I find the antenna system loses a *lot* of its effectiveness when the
> ladder line is wet. As a guess I'd say a half or more of the received
> signal strength is lost (and , I suppose, similarly for transmit) when
> the line is wet..
>
> When not wet its a very effective component in my antenna system. I've
> been using a 131' center fed Zepp with ladder line and Cecil Moore's
> (W5DXP) "non-tuner" for about 10 years and am very pleased with the
> results. See http://www.w5dxp.com/notuner.htm for details.
>
> 73,
> Lenny W2BVH
>
>
> Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
>>
>> Geoff
>> GM4ESD