Coaxial cable here is bought in quantities of 500'. Scraps less than 100' get hauled off to the hamfest. Looking at price per foot of 3 popular types of 1/2" coax we have: LMR400 $1.18/ft or $589.99/
Earl, Check out jefa tech. Great coax good prices. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http
The cable costs listed below are a bit on the high side, I guess "full retail." The RF Connection http://www.therfc.com has: RG-213/U $74/100' LMR400 (Times) $94/100' 9086 (9913 made by IEWC, in Amer
And RG213 left open at one end would have a respectable return loss of 12dB, or a VSWR of 1.6:1. Remember: anyone telling you to run higher loss cable to improve their antenna design is full of shit.
"RG213" does NOT define a specific cable. It is GENERIC. LMR400 and 9913 DO define specific products from Times and Belden. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ ______________
"RG213" can be generic. RG-213/U should meet M17/163-00001 and may have different manufacturers but they all have to meet the same specification, as well as several EU Directives. -WB2WIK "RG213" doe