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Cbblackbeard
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Post Number: 39
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 6:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have my Antron99 mounted on top of my building 100' off the ground. Because of the wind factor I'm going to have to re-mount it to a concrete pillar 20' over. This will mean adding another 20' feet of coax across the roof to reach the pillar. will this cause a noticable difference in performance?
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Bruce
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Post Number: 1062
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 7:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

not if your running good coax
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Highlander
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Post Number: 439
Registered: 12-2001
Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 7:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

No.
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Boxcar
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Post Number: 248
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Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 8:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

100 feet huh? Boy, I sure would love to get mine up there that high but I get the jitters enough crawling up my 35 footer!

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Dindin
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Post Number: 12
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Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 9:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

about 8yrs ago I had a MR4 on top of 10 sections of Rohn 25g,3 sets of guys all located on a large open hill.talk about scary even on a calm day!needless to say my insurance guy convinced me that 40 feet was suitable.Of 2 300+ foot runs of Columbia Silverflex rg8 over 200' were run horz with no ill effect
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Tech181
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Post Number: 870
Registered: 7-2001
Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 9:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Blackbeard,

It will work fine. Just try, if you can, to keep the coax from laying anywhere that will accumulate puddles of water.
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Ozzie
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Post Number: 122
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 9:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Also drop the first 9ft vertical. It helps reduce any coupling from the antenna onto the outside of teh coax's sheath.
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Cbblackbeard
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Post Number: 40
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 10:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks everyone.