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Re: [TowerTalk] Coax

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Coax
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:17:06 -0700
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On 4/8/2012 10:46 AM, Bob Ad5vj wrote:
> I bought off Ebay 100' of '400' 50ohm coax. Thinking it was LMR-400.
>
>   This has got to be the stiffiest, lightest weight, cheapest connector, crap 
> i have laid my hands on. 
>
> Where can i buy REAL LMR400 coax?

There's nothing magic about LMR400 that justifies its cost for operation 
on the HF bands.  For use below 100 MHz, Davis 213 is as good, of good 
quality, and a lot less expensive.

For more about coax, see the Q&A tutorial that's on my website.

http://audiosystemsgroup.com/publish.htm

73, Jim Brown K9YC
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