An advantage of LMR-400 or any similarly constructed cable is that it's double shielded, and literally 100% shielded by the inner foil shield. That hasn't anything to do with "loss," but is still a b
Re: Double shielding, usually it's not important at all. However, there are applications where single shielded cables hardly work, unless the shielding is solid, like hardline. One such application i
I just provided two examples where it works better than single shielded cable. Others are for instrumentation, or use in screen rooms and such where 120 dB isolation between sources might be importan
Actually, in my experience using hardline or 100% (or at least very good double) shielded cables in VHF-UHF repeater systems and cavity interconnects in duplexers does make a difference, not necessar
The "barrel connector" has a military designation, and it's PL-258. The bad rap these adapters have is based largely on crappy products built by non-military suppliers, many of whom are offshore and
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If the question is running trunklines to Beverages: Who cares? I use CATV RG6/U (75 Ohm, .250" diameter, multiple shields) for that, and directly bury it just like the cable company does! 75 Ohm hard
My take on the SteppIR, and I'm not an owner (yet): Their excellent Customer Service, including willingness to replace field failed components instantly, doesn't make me very happy to hear. Customer
Hi David, Very relevant question, there. My answer, thus far, would be "pretty much everybody" has had failures with the SteppIR products. At least, everyone I've spoken with who has one. Again, I've
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Floyd, at least the "warts" you discussed here are software issues that can likely be resolved with a firmware upgrade -- without the need to climb any towers! That's acceptable to me, and to most. M
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Hello Jim, I'll try to steer away from PCs and back towards antennas to keep the thread in line with the reflector intent. The Low Voltage Directive compliance testing for consumer electronic product
I don't doubt this, at all. I don't have a SteppIR, although I'm enthused enough about them that I plan one for the Spring, probably. Problem is, with band condx as they are getting to be, I'd be dum
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[Steve Katz] I'll bet the missle wasn't "all transistors" in 1963. The guidance and targeting systems used high voltage microwave tubes throughout the 1970s, including SAMs and AAMs. Of course, a lo