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 less than a dime's
difference. As it will likely last TWICE as long, it was a bargain.
Heavier? Insignificant except for MAYBE wire dipoles with no middle
support... Use better engineering or bigger dipole wire and pull more
tension. Or don't worry about getting it perfectly flat.
Unsuitable? Matter of opinion even in your subset of wire antennas.
I will reiterate what my Dad taught me:
"If you cannot afford to do <insert task> once, you certainly cannot
afford to do it twice."
73,
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Clay Autery, KY5G
On 8/23/2017 9:48 PM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
> 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 slopers.
>
>
> On 8/23/2017 Wednesday 4:41 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
>> Curious as to why y'all don't use the LMR-400-DB or LMR-xxx-DB cable
>> INTENDED for exterior use?
>>
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>> MONTAC Enterprises
>> (318) 518-1389
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