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Old March 14th 07, 07:22 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Vertical above the ground-plane


I hear that RG-8 shouldn't be buried, but if not, the reason for the
problem is the hired help with the mower people. They either will
chop it up or won't cut near it and complain to the land lord. He
hasn't complained about what we have so far, so I am keeping it low
key until we can find a better, ham-friendly place in which to move.


If you're only operating on HF, 100 watts or less, and your feedline runs
are of moderate length, or less, you could probabaly get by with the
smaller and inexpensive RG-58.... or RG-8X if you're loss conscious.
Either way, you could enclose it in cheap PVC, as small in diameter as you
can get and still get the coax through it. The electrical gray stuff would
not only be less noticable, but is pretty tough. Groundskeeper weedeaters
shouldn't bother it if they hit it.

... just a thought.


Ed K7AAT
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