Thanks for all the advice. I was thinking of the 600 or hardline. I guess
jack stands might be the ideal way. I love the tree idea. No trees, but I
could sink a couple of posts in the ground and winch the pipe up kind of
like a boat lift.
Chuck W5PR
On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 4:46 PM David Robbins <k1ttt@verizon.net> wrote:
> If you don't have the fancy jack stands the easiest way is to find 2 trees
> farther apart than the reel width and closer than the longest 2" pipe you
> can get, use comealongs or just jack it up and tie the pipe to the trees to
> unreel it. if you don't have trees then just have someone hole the loose
> end while you roll the reel around the yard. Don't tie the end down as it
> will be pulled along as you unroll the reel because the reel circumference
> is more than the cable.
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net:7373
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Chuck
> Dietz
> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2017 17:19
> To: cqtestk4xs@aol.com
> Cc: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] coax advice
>
> How does one deal with a 1000 ft roll of Hardline? Is there some sort of
> holder?
> Chuck W5PR
>
> On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 10:50 AM Joe Giacobello, K2XX via TowerTalk <
> towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> > Bill, echoes my experiences exactly except, since they ship from
> > eastern VA, my cost was a little lower.
> >
> > 73, Joe
> > K2XX
> >
> > > Bill via TowerTalk <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> Saturday,
> > > August 19, 2017 1:05 AM I heartily recommend Jefa Tech coax. If put
> > > side by side with Times/Belden LMR-400 you wouldn't be able to tell
> > > the difference. Less than half the price of brand name stuff, and
> > > I've used it exclusively on four different stations. No cracking of
> > > the jacket or any other issue, physically or electrically. I bought
> > > a 1000 foot roll about two years ago and the price including
> > > shipping to FL was less than $450.
> > > They also have 500 foot rolls available. A+ satisfaction with the
> > > product and customer service.
> > >
> > > Bill KH7XS/K4XS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:16:30 +0000 (UTC)
> > > From: Richard Smith <n6kt1@sbcglobal.net>
> > > To: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > > Subject: [TowerTalk] Coax Cable choices
> > > Message-ID: <1267834615.551154.1503080190011@mail.yahoo.com>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> > >
> > > It's been a while (maybe 10 years) since I have purchased coax. I
> > > have purchased RG-213, LM-400, and RG-8x in the past. For a new
> > > station build, I am interested in acquiring some RG-8 (generic size)
> > > coax. I see that DX Engineering has a new 400MAX coax offering,
> > > which is described attractively on their website. RG-8 size coax
> > > will probably be used for short runs (antennas to stackmatching
> > > boxes) and also for some long runs (shack to antenna, maybe 200 foot
> runs).
> > >
> > > The station will be on a Caribbean island. Dilligent attempts will
> > > be made to seal connections very well. I believe coax runs will be
> > > above-ground. Some antennas will rotate.
> > >
> > > I realize this question may be too generic, but what might folks
> > > here on Towertalk recommend for these applications?
> > > Thanks and 73,
> > > Rich, N6KT
> > >
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