This is the kind of help that is memorable. I thank Steve Davis for this
"beyond-the-call" service. Guess where I look first the next time I need Coax?
Bill- W4BSG
At 02:46 PM 2/23/98 EST, you wrote:
>Bill, ref your need for specs for Comm/Scope 3222: As I thought, it is a
>discontinued item, but that's not an evil, as this item should have a quite
>long shelf life. Also, it is a Polyeth jacket as I expected, with floodant
>(seals itself if cut into beyond the outer PE jacket). The specs are: RG8,
>50 ohm, foamed PE dielect, 90% shield, .106" center cond and .405 OD (both ok
>for PL259 or N), 23.5 pf/ft capac. 4.23 to 5.17 (min to max) db/100 ft @ 500
>MHZ; 6.25 to 7.63 @ 1 GHz (sorry, no spec on < 500 MHz), Veloc Prop 84.0%
nom,
>DC Resis (conductr) .92 ohm/mft (+-2%) and shield: 3.05 ohms/m" (+/- 10%).
>the high end rated loss looks pretty good to me so I suspect the HF
>atttenuation might be better than a quality comparative, partly due to the
>solid conductor and foamed PE dielectrict. Suspect it's a bit stiff vs. most
>other stranded RG8. Looks good to me as a 50 ohm flooded cable. So, have at
>it! Regards, Steve Davis, K1PEK, DAVIS RF Co.
>
Bill Aycock W4BSG
Jackson County, AL
EM64vr
W4BSG is "vanity" this time, but was
earned by exam in 1954, the first time.
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