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Re: [TowerTalk] Double Coax Runs to Reduce Loss

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Double Coax Runs to Reduce Loss
From: Tom Osborne <w7why1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:25:08 -0800
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Back in '54 when I put up my first antenna, I used the old telephone
'twisted pair' for a feed line.  Used to be a lot of that stuff around.
Ran a Heathkit AT-1 at about 25 watts to a 6L6 and made lots of contacts
with that setup on 40 meters.  73
Tom W7WHY




On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Jeff Draughn <n0ost99@gmail.com> wrote:

> The twisted pair is an excellent idea!
> I have never used a drill but I like it.
> I use a waxed tie cord(string) and tie a knot about every foot and that
> holds the wires together.
>
> 73, Jeff
> N0OST
>
>
>
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