On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 05:00:04 GMT, SideBand wrote:

Vinnie S. wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:56:39 GMT, SideBand wrote:


That I can do. I got 16" between the joists, and stick the coil directly under
the antenna. So if you are looking from an overhead view, the antenna is
directly in the middle of the open part of the coil. The GP wires will be over
it. Is this correct? It sounds like a plan.

Thanks for your help !






Vinnie S.
Yep.. you got it this time. Looking down the antenna, you're looking at
an "O" (the choke) with the antenna being the center point of the
circle. Wires physically above the coil.

Good luck.

That's what us HAMs are supposed to be here for.

-SSB


The PVC condiut is up. I ran a conduit so I can run the coax right to the
basement, from the attic. I will make a run tomorrow to get coax and supplies.
The Firestik arrived.

Also, I roughly measured the distance to the tree where I want to put a
permanent antenna. The distance is huge, about 275 feet of total coax. I figured
I can use LMR-400DB (direct burial). I estimate about 2 dB loss at that
distance. How much power loss is that on a HR-2510, using a Imax-2000 with a GP
kit, assuming a good SWR? I am not running power. Will that antenna offset that
loss by itself?I really don't have a choice. It's not going on the house.
Besides, the damn house is too low anyway. I can get way higher on the tree.

Vinnie S.