Dipole?

[KC2UGV]

For internal feedline, LMR400 (Due to distance), outside feed line, I'd do ladder line. As for antenna, you can't beat a dipole, except with a yagi.

If you're brave, you can try ladder line all the way. Might get interesting in the house itself. If you have a large budget, LMR400 is about as lowest loss as one can get.

Another suggestion: run the dipole from the tree line, to the corner of the house. You'll save on feedline distance.

[kn4bbc]

You would use LMR400 for the 30 foot feed line then switch to ladder for the outside run? How would you switch from LMR400 to ladder?

For internal feedline, LMR400 (Due to distance), outside feed line, I'd do ladder line. As for antenna, you can't beat a dipole, except with a yagi.

If you're brave, you can try ladder line all the way. Might get interesting in the house itself. If you have a large budget, LMR400 is about as lowest loss as one can get.

Another suggestion: run the dipole from the tree line, to the corner of the house. You'll save on feedline distance.

[KG4NEL]

How would you switch from LMR400 to ladder?

1:1 current balun. Either external, or a tuna that has one built in. If external, keep the tuner-to-balun runs relatively short, as even low-loss coax doesn't like high SWRs all that much (it's not like the SWR on the ladder line part is any lower, but open wire/twinlead exhibits much, much lower losses under high SWR conditions than coax does)

[KD8TUT]

For internal feedline, LMR400 (Due to distance), outside feed line, I'd do ladder line. As for antenna, you can't beat a dipole, except with a yagi.

If you're brave, you can try ladder line all the way. Might get interesting in the house itself. If you have a large budget, LMR400 is about as lowest loss as one can get.

Another suggestion: run the dipole from the tree line, to the corner of the house. You'll save on feedline distance.

I agree...

I've got about 150ft per run out to my antennas. All LMR400 flex. Works great.