Ham Radio Antenna Feedline CAT 5 KIY Survival 5 make your own transmission line.
If you needed an emergency feedline for your portable or emergency field operation, what could you use to replace your regular 50-ohm coaxial cable feedline? In this video from Bret of the "SurvivalComms" video channel, we learn about a variety of cables that can replace the coax used in most ham radio applications. My favorite replacement coaxial cable feedline is ordinary 75-ohm RG-6 which can be used to feed dipole antennas with little signal loss. Most of my RG-6 comes from cable left over from home internet installations. Bret does a good job of explaining the pros and cons of substitute cable feedlines. If you can't see the video, please insert the this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bolqLF9QqFU. Here are a few comments from Bret: Longer than my usual content as there is a lot to cover in creating your own RF transmission line. In this video we discuss making your own transmission (antenna, feed) line out of field expedien