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It depends on why you are able to do, what's practical for you. Also on how sturdy that pole is. Mounting to that chimney would be nice, but count on guying the pole. Putting the thing in/on that tree would also be nice, but just how practical will that be for you. Not the coax thing, but getting it into that tree, you know? I don't think you would ha ve any particular problem with using 'foam' RG-8X. Just keep the bends of a reasonable size, don't mash it, contort it, and normal summer heat shouldn't be a problem. There would be some losses, but you'd have losses with any feed line and in most cases those losses won't make a lot of difference. How loud your wallet screams at prices is also a factor to consider. How much power can it handle? More than you commonly hear about, but that depends on how well the 'load'/antenna on the end of it it tuned to a great degree.
So you decide what's the most practical for you.
- 'Doc

(If you got friends that would put that thing in a 100 foot tree, could I borrow them when you get through??)

<blockquote data-quote="W5LZ" data-source="post: 323171" data-attributes="member: 129">It depends on why you are able to do, what&#039;s practical for you.&nbsp; Also on how sturdy that pole is.&nbsp; Mounting to that chimney would be nice, but count on guying the pole.&nbsp; Putting the thing in/on that tree would also be nice, but just how practical will that be for you.&nbsp; Not the coax thing, but getting it into that tree, you know?&nbsp; I don&#039;t think you would ha ve any particular problem with using &#039;foam&#039; RG-8X.&nbsp; Just keep the bends of a reasonable size, don&#039;t mash it, contort it, and normal summer heat shouldn&#039;t be a problem.&nbsp; There would be some losses, but you&#039;d have losses with any feed line and in most cases those losses won&#039;t make a lot of difference.&nbsp; How loud your wallet screams at prices is also a factor to consider.&nbsp; How much power can it handle?&nbsp; More than you commonly hear about, but that depends on how well the &#039;load&#039;/antenna on the end of it it tuned to a great degree.So you decide what&#039;s the most practical for you.&nbsp;- &#039;Doc(If you got friends that would put that thing in a 100 foot tree, could I borrow them when you get through??)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="W5LZ, post: 323171, member: 129"] It depends on why you are able to do, what's practical for you. Also on how sturdy that pole is. Mounting to that chimney would be nice, but count on guying the pole. Putting the thing in/on that tree would also be nice, but just how practical will that be for you. Not the coax thing, but getting it into that tree, you know? I don't think you would ha ve any particular problem with using 'foam' RG-8X. Just keep the bends of a reasonable size, don't mash it, contort it, and normal summer heat shouldn't be a problem. There would be some losses, but you'd have losses with any feed line and in most cases those losses won't make a lot of difference. How loud your wallet screams at prices is also a factor to consider. How much power can it handle? More than you commonly hear about, but that depends on how well the 'load'/antenna on the end of it it tuned to a great degree. So you decide what's the most practical for you. - 'Doc (If you got friends that would put that thing in a 100 foot tree, could I borrow them when you get through??) [/QUOTE]

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