[Elecraft] OT Wet 450 ohm ladder line

[Steve Ellington]

I don't see why you couldn't chop out about 50 or 75% of those webs. That 
should reduce the loss considerably when wet. Minor discontinuities at HF 
should be insignificant and feeder Z for multiband use is irrelevant.
N4LQ
Steve Ellington
N4LQ at carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy" <gm4esd at btinternet.com>
To: "Elecraft Discussion List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT Wet 450 ohm ladder line


> Many thanks for all the comments about wet "450 ohm" ladder line.
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> There is no doubt in my mind about open wire line being the better choice,
> and I would normally use it. But in this particular application there is 
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> risk of open wire line being damaged by or ensnarled in a fairly dense
> growth of small trees while hoisting the antenna. The feeder run is about
> 300ft between the antenna and my remote antenna select switch box.
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> Further thought required.
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> 73,
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> Geoff
> GM4ESD
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