Antenna downlead help
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I use garden irrigation tubing with my doublet. Wire for both antenna and feedline is stranded copper 2.5mm square. Been up for 7 years and never had a problem.

The two wires are continuous (i.e. one half of the feedline and half of the antenna) to an SGC remote coupler under the eaves of the house.

Doublet is from an article in September 1984 by Rob Gurr VK5RG.


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Antenna downlead help - by VK5TM - 12-12-2017, 01:32 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK3AV - 12-12-2017, 02:10 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK3ALB - 12-12-2017, 04:32 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK3YCQ - 13-12-2017, 08:50 AM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK5TM - 12-12-2017, 09:14 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK3ALB - 13-12-2017, 09:20 AM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK3AV - 13-12-2017, 10:40 AM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK5TM - 13-12-2017, 02:05 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK5TM - 20-12-2017, 10:54 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK5TM - 19-08-2018, 11:32 AM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK3RX - 19-08-2018, 04:41 PM
Antenna downlead help - by VK3ALB - 19-08-2018, 07:48 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK5TM - 19-08-2018, 09:51 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK2CSW - 22-08-2018, 06:42 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK3RX - 22-08-2018, 07:36 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK5TM - 22-08-2018, 07:59 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK3RX - 23-08-2018, 08:28 AM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK5TM - 31-08-2018, 12:56 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK6ZFG - 31-08-2018, 02:32 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK3AV - 31-08-2018, 05:16 PM
RE: Antenna downlead help - by VK5TM - 01-09-2018, 01:35 PM

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