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1. [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Bill via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:37:31 -0400
I ordered some of the Flex LMR 400 from Times back in the early 2000s for pigtails on all the side mounted rotating antennas....roughly 15 of them. The Times flex is absolute garbage. Almost all of t
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00220.html (8,743 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:13:27 -0500
That cable is good as gold when used properly. Anything other than solid copper jacket hardline used outside, with proper connection waterproofing is eventually going to have weathering problems that
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00222.html (9,404 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: "Mike & Becca Krzystyniak" <k9mk@flash.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:04:59 -0500
Bill etal, I had some LMR-600-UF going to several UHF antennas on a rotating tower. It showed signs of sun damage and the outer jacket crinkle cracked on me too. The salesman warned me upfront it mig
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00223.html (11,386 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Clay Autery <cautery@montac.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:41:10 -0500
Curious as to why y'all don't use the LMR-400-DB or LMR-xxx-DB cable INTENDED for exterior use? ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 ____________________________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00226.html (8,437 bytes)

5. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Dan Starkenburg via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:46:27 +0000 (UTC)
The DB-series of Times Microwave coax is injected with goo to prevent moisture ingress in the event the outer jacket gets nicked.  That being said, it's a bear to dress the cable for the connectors t
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00227.html (9,956 bytes)

6. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 21:03:42 -0400
I must be misunderstanding you Keith. I thought you said that copper hardline is the ONLY cable that can survive outdoors for extended periods. -Steve K8LX That cable is good as gold when used proper
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00228.html (7,943 bytes)

7. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: <john@kk9a.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 22:07:14 -0400
I use FSJ4 for outdoor jumpers however I cannot imagine that it would be good for a rotating antennas. It is not flexible like RG213 and the PVC jacket is somewhat thin. John KK9A I have also used Su
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00229.html (8,360 bytes)

8. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: "J. Hunt via TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 02:16:42 +0000 (UTC)
I've read some posts of late of LMR400 and LMR600 outer jacket deterioration over the last several years. I am curious if the manufactured outer jacket formula has changed over the years. I have some
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00230.html (9,899 bytes)

9. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 22:48:34 -0400
DB cables for exterior use are over kill and normally wasted money. They are typically heavier than normal coax which makes them unsuitable for vertical runs, or feeding, center fed, half wave sloper
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00231.html (11,035 bytes)

10. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 23:04:33 -0400
Over 20 years, I've never seen jacket deterioration on LMR cables. UF OTOH didn't last 6 years used as pigtails and rotator loops. 15 plus years for UF is really difficult to imagine. That exceeds th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00232.html (11,243 bytes)

11. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:25:53 -0500
Yes, that is what I intended to say. Upon reading again, it is not clear. I have used LMR-600, two pieces, on my 150 foot tower. It worked great on 20 and 40 meters, for about two years. However, ove
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00237.html (10,329 bytes)

12. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Sean Waite <waisean@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:55:10 +0000
My only problem with the jefatech LMR400 flex that I have outdoors is that my local squirrels really like the taste of the jacket. 73 de WA1TE _______________________________________________ ________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00239.html (11,968 bytes)

13. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Michael Clarson <wv2zow@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:03:32 -0400
Critters love the taste of PVC. They pretty much leave PE jackets alone. --Mike, WV2ZOW _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk maili
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00240.html (12,859 bytes)

14. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Clay Autery <cautery@montac.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:28:50 -0500
Overkill?  Depends on your goal...  Mine is to NOT have to do unnecessarily frequent maintenance/replacement.  And a wet cable is unnecessary. Wasted Money?  I bout the "-DB" stock I used last for le
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00242.html (9,812 bytes)

15. [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:09:38 -0700
<Curious as to why y'all don't use the LMR-400-DB or LMR-xxx-DB cable <INTENDED for exterior use? 600-UF. I have aprx 90-100 ft of T-com LMR-600UF.... which has 27 strands in the middle instead of th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00243.html (10,178 bytes)

16. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Clay Autery <cautery@montac.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:32:53 -0500
Who said rotor loops HAVE to have a stranded center conductor?  In fact, routed properly, I can see where a solid conductor cable might have certain advantages over stranded center cables... especial
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00244.html (13,340 bytes)

17. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:53:19 -0700
Right. Good engineering practice is to bond the coax to the tower top and bottom. And control cables should be bypassed to the tower top and bottom. The principle is to put the cables and the tower a
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00245.html (10,055 bytes)

18. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:05:52 -0700
I agree with all of this. AND -- a point that is often missed is that below about 500 MHz, transmission line loss is entirely due to I squared R. The only benefit of a foam dielectric is to allow the
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00246.html (11,143 bytes)

19. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:51:23 -0500
I think you are referring to a direct strike. I cannot think of ANYTHING that could survive that. 73, Keith NM5G Right. Good engineering practice is to bond the coax to the tower top and bottom. And
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00252.html (10,180 bytes)

20. Re: [TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600 (score: 1)
Author: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 21:07:18 -0400
Well I guess I'm sometimes more of a stickler for preciseness in language than I should be. Hardline is available in aluminum varieties as well as copper. Smoothwall, corrugated, spiral. Jacketed, un
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-08/msg00255.html (12,275 bytes)

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