600 Ohm Ladder Line vs Coax

[Captain Kilowatt]

Don't make this more complicated than it needs to be. Get the wire in the air, run the coax or ladder line, if you want to use a choke or a balun with the coax then do it and talk

AGREED 100% You'll work far more stations that way rather than debate this and that to the N'th degree.

 

[74IN]

...which is perfect for MARS use

How is that?

 

[Moleculo]

How is that?

All of your daily traffic nets and any emergency communications net is going to require you to be able to communicate within your geographic area / state. You can participate in other state/region/area events, but you need to be able to handle business in your own house first.

 

[Robb]

Well, I took back/returned a couple of items that I didn't need back to HRO, and paid the difference for an Alpha Delta DX-CC 10-80m fan dipole.

Also bought 100 ft of CableXperts mini-8 coax and another 100 ft roll of dacron guy rope.

Tomorrow, I will get the PVC pipe for the top part of the mast.

Should I wind a RF choke at the feedpoint?
Howard @HRO said that it might be the right thing to do.
9 winds of coax on a 8 in form.





I'm getting there...