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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] dustributors of coax and copper wire?
From: David McKenzie <k1fsy@vhfwiki.com>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:23:25 -0500
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I bought 500' of Jefatech LMR400UF clone on ebay for about 70 cents a foot,
and am using it on 2 meters as well as on my mosley 5-bander, and a few
misc. jumpers as well. I'm happy with the quality, no issues.

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:37 PM, <ke2d@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
> Anyone have any recommendations for the best place to buy large quantities
> of coax and antenna wire from?
>
>
>
> I am in the midst of installing a new tower and need to start ordering
> materials.  I need 2000ft of LMR400 style cable, 200ft of LMR600, probably
> 1000ft or so of dipole wire, and misc wire antenna related stuff
> (insulators, center feed baluns or insulators, rope, etc).  Also 200ft or so
> of HD rotor cable.  At these quantities I want to buy from a wholesaler, or
> a place which is going to provide decent pricing.    Shipping is also a
> concern, so if I can find a supplier within driving distance, all the
> better. Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Has anyone used the newer Belden RF400 series cable?  Or the knockoff
> brands of LMR400 equivalent? There are two vendors on eBay selling 1000ft
> rolls of LMR400 equivalent cable for $325/1000ft roll, which so far seems
> hard to beat. Even better, they are within driving distance to pick it up.
>
>
>
> Also, is anyone using standard LMR400 in a loop near their rotor?   I used
> 9913 in my last installation, and it seemed to hold up ok after a number of
> years' rotations.  I later replaced it with 9913F7 while performing
> maintenance as a preventative measure more than anything else (easier to
> change while the tower is down).  Just wondering if it is worth the extra
> expense of buying the flex versions...
>
>
>
> One more question - Which type of wire does everyone recommend for wire
> antennas?  I plan to install a full  wave delta  loop for 75m, a full wave
> delta loop for 160m, a full length dipole for 75, and a maybe a few others
> (60m comes to mind).   Looking at some of the vendor sites, I see there is a
> number of types of wire available. Is one type preferred over the other?   I
> am on a hill where I experience higher than normal winds, so I don't want to
> skimp and wind up spending more time repairing antennas then using them.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Eric
>
> K2WD
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