On Dec 30, 7:45*pm, "Brian" wrote:
-
- I finally got a house out in the woods on five acres and
- I'm going to set up a couple of pretty long wires and my
- Wellbrook ALA-1530. I've pretty much decided on RG-6
- for a couple of 150 ft. runs because the stuff's dirt cheap
- and I can pick it up at the local Home Depot.
-
- Is the impedance mismatch here going to be negligible,
- or should I just bite the bullet and go with RG-8 or a
- similar 50 ohm coax?
-
- -Brian
-

Brian,

RG6 Coax Cable will work A-OK with only the smallest of
Impedance Mismatches over RG58 or RG8.

Consider the 'Quad-Shield' type of the RG6 Coax Cable.

# 1 - Search around your Backyard for an RF 'Quiet' Location
before Planting your Wellbrook Antenna. )

Mount the Wellbrook Loop Antenna where you can : the best
that you can for your Property and Location.

Place a Ground Rod at the base of the Wellbrook Loop Antenna.

Mount an F-Connector Pass-Through type Grounding Block
on the Ground Rod and Run a short Coax Cable down to this
Grounding Block; and then your main {long} Coax Cable from
the Grounding Block to you House.

If you can : Bury the Coax Cable from the Grounding Block
to the House.

You should have a good in-the-earth 8-Foot Ground Rod as
the basis for you Radio Shack's Ground that is Bonded
{Connected} to your House's AC Mains Electrical System
Ground.

TIP - For Active Shortwave Listener's Antennas like the
Wellbrook Loop Antenna and many others : A One-Piece
Antenna Mast made from a single piece of 21-Foot Long
Top-Rail works very well.
* One Piece of Metal Pipe-Tube with a Solid Electrical Path.
* Relatively Light and Easy to Handle by One Person.
* Three Feet in the Ground leaves 18-Feet in the Air.
* Base can be Telescoped into a Larger Diameter 3-Feet
piece of Metal Pipe-Tube which is placed in an 6~8 Inch
Hole and surrounded by Concret that is used as a Support
Anchor for the Top-Rail and Antenna.
* Allows for a Free Standing Antenna without the need for
any Guy Wires or Ropes
* Place the Ground Rod within 3~6 Inches of the Top-Rail and
connect a Short-Heavy Ground Wire-Strap-Web between them.
the Result is that you have a Solid One-Piece Ground Active
Antenna Support that places your Antenna 18-Feet Up-in-the-Air.


good luck with your wellbrook loop antenna ~ RHF