On 7 Jul 2005 23:34:43 -0700, wrote:

The only
downside
to the 300 ohm line is it gets pretty lossy when wet. But 450 ladder
line with
"windows" would cure most of that problem.

450-ohm ladder line losses can also be quite substantial when wet.
Check out Wes' study on this subject at:

http://users.triconet.org/wesandlinda/ladder.htm

73,

Danny, K6MHE

email: k6mheatarrldotnet
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