[Lowfer] Off Season Projects

[Les Rayburn]

This year as taught me an important lesson. You've gotta "train" in the
off season if you expect to do well come crunch time.

I neglected antenna maintenance, and continued to add feedlines,
coax, rotor cables, etc. to my cable run adding TV DXing antennas,
etc. All of this combined to add noise, RFI, and other problems
when I returned to LF and MW operation in the winter.

So, I'm going to plan now for my summer project. I want to relocate
the 10 foot loop to the far back corner of my yard, away from other
antennas and noise source. I also plan to bury all coax and control lines
to reduce noise pickup and feedline radiation.

Can someone suggest the best burial coax and other cables (I'll need to bury
rotor cable, and also four wire telephone type cable for relay switching).
I'd like maximum shielding.

Also, any tips of renting machines to dig these trenches? Some will be over
100 foot long.

73,



Les Rayburn, director
High Noon Film & Interactive
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