In a message dated 11/30/2006 2:32:37 P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,
kb9cry@comcast.net writes:
Not really a dilemma. LMR-400 has a solid center conductor and CAN NOT be
used in any flexing application. What you need to do is transition to RG213
for the 2M flexing loop and then to SuperFlex (stranded center LMR-400
equivalent) for the UHF antennas. That's the only answer. That's what I've
done
for my satellite setup which has all those frequencies you've listed.
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That is a good solution.
However, I used regular LMR 400 for a pigtail of it for my final short rotor
connection for about 8 years with a nice big flexible drip loop...never had
any problems and that was lots of heavy use in contesting. I did try using
the Flexi LMR 400 and recommend NEVER using it. The jacket degraded
tremendously in a few years and cracked and actually fell off in several
places. To my
surprise the rep from Times said it was not supposed to be used outside.
Bill K4XS/KH6
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