[Elecraft] FW: Remote operation of the K3 questions

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

At the K9ZC station, we have antennas and feed line that are more than 2,000
feet from the shack.  I used surplus (new) 1 5/8" feed line for the RF and
direct bury fiber optic cable with converters for the control signals.
Works like a charm.    


Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ

Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch
Staunton, Illinois

email:  bill at wjschmidt.com



<<<200 ft is not a long distance at HF. If you're already going to run a
cable from the operating position to near the antenna anyway, why not just
use a low loss feedline? LMR400 or equiv is only around -1.5dB at 10m. If
that's unacceptable, you can find 1/2" hardline for much less than your
proposed solutions.>>>