The problem with LMR 400 thats not flexable is the fact that its not flexable. You might find yourself with broken solder points with a non flexable lmr 400. Soldering on top of the car sucks. Always
Heh, just found a 4-lot of 13' Andrew FSJ4-50B Heliax cables with N connectors installed for $40 on eBay. FSJ4-50B is as flexible as 1/2" Heliax comes I think. Perfect length for my needs but 1/2" He
I have a question. Why use inflexible coax at all for a rover installation when you can use RG-213 for virtually all bands. The losses associated with RG-213 will be small with short runs as on a rov
For my rover I use LMR-400 for 2m through 3456. Each run is about 12' or so. This is one of the advantages that a rover has, short feedlines. LMR-400 is wonderful stuff - excellent performance, moder
How about LMR-240 for 12' to 14' rover runs between 6 and 432? It is RG-8X in size but has the same loss specs as RG-213. I've been using it for a long time on mobile HF installs and some longer runs
I think RG-213 has its place for rover installations. In the cases where fatigue breaks the coax, one must look at compromises. RG-213 is a compromise. But, if you were finding it necessary to repair
I'm surprised no one is mentioning ultra-flex Belden 8214 foam filled in this discussion. Blows the doors off RG-213 at the higher frequencies, even more flexible, and doesn't have the bonded tin foi
I have to disagree. UltraFlex is the way to go. Remember that in a rover, everything moves. UF will absorb some of the vibration that the rigid stuff will transmit to whatever it is connected to. I h
good question, I just buy lmr 400 hardlline for home, and lmr 400 for everything else HF and up. Its a habit. I do have some eithernet cable simular to rg-213 I picked up for free but I wouldnt go QR
Truer words were never spoken. Actually for a short run mobile I'd just go with the LMR-240 flex especially on 50/144/222/432. Mike Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com EC - S/E Harris Co. http://harriscou
My rover vehicle involves rotating antennas, all feeders are LMR 400, the standard non-stranded copper-plated aluminum center conductor stuff. I do have large rotator loops to compensate, some of the