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LADDER TRANSMISSION LINE OFTEN CALLED WINDOW LINE IS FAR MORE EFFICIENT
THAN COAX, TUNES MUCH EASIER AND IS A GREAT CHOICE FOR TEMPORARY
OPERATIONS.  BUT IT NEEDS TO BE KEPT AWAY FROM METAL OBJECTS AND YOU CANT
RUN IT ON THE GROUND.  TO PREVENT THE FEED LINE FROM TOUCHING THE GROUND AS
THE BALLOONS BOB UP AND DOWN IN THE WIND, TAPE THE FEED LINE TO THE END OF
A NONCONDUCTIVE MAST, AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 2.  JIM, K6EI, CAME UP WITH A
GREAT WAY TO FURTHER DISTRIBUTE THE TRANSMISSION LINE, IF NEEDED.  POUND 3
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FOOT SECTIONS OF STEEL REINFORCING BAR REBAR IN THE GROUND, AND THEN SLIP 5
FOOT SECTIONS OF 1/2 INCH PVC PIPE OVER THE REBAR.  TAPE THE TRANSMISSION
LINE TO THE TOP OF THE PVC.  SPACE THESE PIPES EVERY 10 OR 15 FEET ALL THE
WAY TO THE BALANCED TUNER.  SEE THE SIDEBAR FOR SOURCES FOR MASTS, LADDER
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NA4BW 18,480 K4CIA 17,184 K1EQA 12,400 MIXED MODE, LOW POWER K6AM 464,112
K2PS 317,848 NT6K 292,496 WD5K 267,912 W3EP 266,112 AC0W 254,476 N7LOX 247,
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