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feedline ques
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:09 pm
by bayfire300
i have another question for you guys ..........my present antenna is about 30-35 feet off the ground.
i have a 50 ft piece of lmr-400 and a 100ft of 1 inch heliax whch one should i be using?
if you say the heliax is it ok if the reamainder (approx) 50ft is coiled up on the ground or should i loop it around the yard?
thank you all
otto
feed line
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:30 pm
by n8obu
just stick with the lmr 400. no need to use any thing bigger or better for that distance. you would lose more than ya gain in extra coax and the need for jumpers to get the job done ,, kiss = keep it simple stupid=
i am not saying your stupid just making more work than it's worth so keep it easy and save that 7/8 for a real big project
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:47 pm
by bayfire300
ty n8obu that is what i was thinking to
otto
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:43 pm
by Jim2121
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:40 am
by wa2zdy
As long as this isn't a repeater the LMR is better. If this is a repeater you are using this feedline for, you're in for a whole different set of noise issues. That was just discussed here in the past week if you look for it.
I'm assuming you'd have told us this was a repeater though, so I'm guessing it's not.
Good luck.