Timeline for Running ladder line through window from inside shack to outside dipole antenna - what to watch out for?
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| Dec 15, 2015 at 22:21 | history | edited | Kevin Reid AG6YO♦ |
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| Dec 10, 2015 at 19:32 | answer | added | Phil Frost - W8II | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 9, 2015 at 3:46 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackHam/status/674434835725877248 | ||
| Dec 8, 2015 at 22:03 | answer | added | Kevin Reid AG6YO♦ | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 8, 2015 at 21:56 | comment | added | user | @Optionparty No, these are single part. No worries! (As for the computer power line choke, that might make a decent at least part of an answer. Always aim to post answers as actual answers, so the community can vote on them.) | |
| Dec 8, 2015 at 21:55 | comment | added | Optionparty | I thought you may have the two part windows. Sorry for my misunderstanding. | |
| Dec 8, 2015 at 21:53 | comment | added | user | @Optionparty I'm not sure what you are referring to. I have no "upper" and "lower" windows, but obviously when running the ladder line I'd do my best to ensure that water has a chance to drip off outside the house rather than being routed inside! | |
| Dec 8, 2015 at 21:51 | comment | added | Optionparty | Feed the "Ladder Line" "S" between the upper & lower windows (where window locks are usually located). That avoids sharp bends & rain water drips off without entering the house. Add a power line choke close to your computer. | |
| Dec 8, 2015 at 21:43 | comment | added | user | @K7PEH Yeah, something like that is on my list of someday-projects, where it has solidly remained for quite some time. This would seem to be a way to get on the air with a relative minimum amount of hassle, and actually be something I could fairly easily pull off. | |
| Dec 8, 2015 at 21:42 | answer | added | K7PEH | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 8, 2015 at 21:33 | comment | added | K7PEH | @MichaelKjörling -- I have a similar setup with an 80-meter dipole up about 50 feet (average) and fed with 450 ohm ladder line. I also use a tuner and work 80, 40, 30 meters with ease on the antenna (I work other bands on 20-10 hex beam). However, one difference: I use a 4:1 balun just outside of my room ("shack") and bring Coax into the tuner and then radio. I pass the coax through the wall, not true the window. I built a special box for transferring coax and other connections through the wall itself. | |
| Dec 8, 2015 at 20:55 | history | edited | user | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 8, 2015 at 20:54 | comment | added | Kevin Reid AG6YO♦ | I've heard of people doing this without any particular compromise (but I can't answer more completely). You might want to mention whether your window frames are wood, vinyl, or aluminum. | |
| Dec 8, 2015 at 20:24 | history | asked | user | CC BY-SA 3.0 |