John-
Mine is coiled around the mast just above the flat top of the HDX 589. When
the coils expand and contract during turning, they sometimes catch a corner
of the flat top of the tower. The hose lets it slip past without getting
the cable scraped.
I used to use a different loop with my cubical quad, as the feedpoint was 4
feet away from the mast. So I just let the cable hang down below the
feedpoint insulator and span the distance back to the mast. But the SteppIR
feed is right above the tower so I'm using this approach now.
73,
Steve
N6SJ
-----Original Message-----
From: john@kk9a.com [mailto:john@kk9a.com]
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 4:31 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Cc: n6sj@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax choices ?
Perhaps I make my loops differently, what is your coax rubbing against?
John KK9A
To: "'Mark Spencer'" <mspencer12345@yahoo.ca>, "'Tower Talk'"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax choices ?
From: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:34:14 -0700
I use Davis Bury-Flex for my rotor loop. To protect it from abrasion, I put
it through a section of heavy duty flexible garden hose.
73,
Steve
N6SJ
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