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    CAT6 instead of Coax

    Use CAT6 to feed your Antenna instead of Coax


    I uploaded a new YouTube video about using CAT6 as a feedline for receive antennas.
    I show how to design and make passive transformers to match the 100 Ohm pairs.
    I also describe a modification of my TI amplifier that I use from my BOGs to match the CAT6.

    About 20 years ago I was using CAT5 for feedlines, so using twisted pairs is not new. It's been around a long time.
    However, I'm expanding my phase Beverages arrays and feeding them with CAT 6 helps consolidate feedlines and control voltages into fewer lines in the field.
    It is possible to find some very tough, outdoor direct burial CAT6 that can work well.

    73, de steve ve6wz
    73 Al 4L5A
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