James Hall wrote:
>The logistics will be interesting to do as you suggest - crawl into the
>rafters above in what will be approx. 115 degrees F to a point about
>15- 20 feet down the coax and coil up loops of coax and tape/bind them
>up - and hope I have enough coax to do it (ah, but easier to add coax
>at the END !!). Well, I'm still linber enough to do this.
Since you need lights up there anyhow, can you pick a cooler time of
day... or night?
> One question - what diameter should the loops be ?
>
Given the total length of cable and the number of turns, you're sure to
get the diameter right because you don't have any choices! Just make a
big flat coil, like you're coiling up rope.
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73 from Ian G3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
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