"Doug" wrote in message
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KC1DI wrote in message
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Doug Birky wrote:
I'm putting up an offset dipole. I'm attaching a 4:1 balun. I'm
running
RG-8 to the balun. The dipole will be attached at 20' and the other
end will
be about 40'. My question is can the coax be tie-straped to the short
end
of the dipole antenna wire and run back with it toward the houes?
This is
basically to keep a big loop from hanging down and also keeping the
wife
happy since it would look much cleaner. I didn't know if this would
have a
large impact on operation or not.

73
Doug / KC8YEC


Hi Doug,

I'm Running the Windom ( OFCD) it identical to what your saying. but
you'll find that the coax needs to come off the antenna in pretty much a
90 degree angle. ohterwise you will end up with lots of fedline
radiation which will cause problems in the shack.
73 Dave kc1di

Can you give me an indication about how long a lead I need before
running the coax back toward the house and into the radio? I'm going
to run the coax up the house and out to the feedpoint.

Doug

90 degrees under the antenna, not perpendicular at it's elevation. Get as
far away as possible, burying the feedline so your earlier dilemma will not
be worsened ;-)

I know my wife just _loves_ seeing that feedline "drop out of the sky" in
the middle of the lawn. But that's the way the antenna is designed. Suggest
you try that, determine it's efficiency by whatever means you can, then try
running it straight over to the house. I think we all agree it will lose
some output power back onto the feedline, but you could handle the safety
issue there, or try, with some RadioWorks line isolator products.

Jack