01-05-2010, 01:59 PM
A question for the ham operators regarding antenna wire (or cable, or whatever the proper term may be): which type of antenna cable might it be a good idea to run from the office area to the antenna mast area since "now" appears to be the best time to pull wire through conduits in our home under construction ...yet at this point we have not selected either a receiver/transmitter system or an antenna array to mount on the mast? I ask because the general contractor, the electrician, and the security system guy are talking with one another as they contemplate running wiring hither and yon throughout the frame of the house prior to sheetrocking. They agree it would be better to pull the wire through now rather than later because there is some question about how many wires (for diverse purposes) of what various diameters will all fit together through a couple of particular choke points. Is there a standard type or diameter of receiver/transmitter-to-antenna which is routinely used for ham systems locally?
A second question regards placing a strobe and siren associated with the alarm system up on the antenna mast. The contractor likes this idea better than mounting that gear up on the roof ridgeline where the lightning arrest system is going. Seems like a good idea in terms of maximum visibility/audibility, but perhaps this is naive vis a vis the alarm system interfering with the dynamics of the ham system or the ham system accidentally activating the strobe &/or siren?
Finally, I've recently been told Hawaii code requires one foot of distance from a property line for every foot of height in an antenna mast (apparently without a limit on the height of the mast other than distance to the property boundary, though this seems unlikely to me). Anyone know the actual regs as regards this aspect?
Thanks in advance for any experienced comments, coming from someone (m'self) with very little experience regarding ham radio so far yet who hopes to eventually have a solidly functional system up and running here in Puna.
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Astonishing skill! This archer is a real-life Legolas and then some!
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