[Elecraft] OT: Open wire feeder cautions

[hawley, charles j jr]

Mine pass thru the wall on ceramic insulators as well. They are insulated from the siding etc.

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Chuck, KE9UW 
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On Nov 15, 2012, at 2:24 PM, "Ken G Kopp" <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:

> I pass my ladder line through the shack wall with two large cone
> insulators that use 1/4" brass rods about 12" total length passing
> through the wall.
> 
> At one point I saw erratic SWR readings on the tuner's SWR
> meter.  Several days of chasing the problem determined that
> one or both of the rods was arcing to the tinfoil backing on the
> insulation inside the wall.
> 
> Enlarging the through-the-wall holes and inserting small-diameter
> CPVC pipe over the rods fixed the problem.  The pipes extend a
> bit beyond the wall on both sides and into the inside of the ceramic
> cones.
> 
> Rose has a scar on her arm from when she was painting an outside
> wall years ago while I was on the air with a KW. (:-((
> 
> 73!
> 
> Ken Kopp - K0PP
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: N5GE <Lists at n5ge.com>
> Date: Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 8:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] More KAT500
> To: "hawley, charles j jr" <c-hawley at illinois.edu>
> Cc: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> 
> I hope you have the ladder-line supported by fire-proof (ceramic)
> insulators in the attic.
> 
> Letting ladder-line touch anything combustible can start a fire.
> 
> Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
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