The usual "rule of thumb" is to assume the safe minimum bending radius is 10
x the cable diameter and the figures below bear this out.
Bill
VE5FN
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At 18:40 21/09/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Andrews spec sheets say minimum bending radii are 5 inches and 10 inches
>respectively for the cables in question.
>
>73 from
>Roger Rehr W3SZ ex-AA3QK ex-WA3JYM
>mailto:rrehr@epix.net FN20ah
>http://www.epix.net/~rrehr
>2 Merrymount Road, Reading, PA 19609
>610.670.8687
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
>> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of dan hearn
>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 1998 10:20 AM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Heliax
>>
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>>
>> There are indeed Heliax types w both spiral and non spiral ridges. I
>> have owned both and have tried to put the non spiral
>> connectors onto the
>> spiral stuff. It was several years ago but my recollection is that I
>> made it work with considerable difficulty. Seems like the flared clamp
>> surface was a bear to fit.I was able to pick up connectors for the
>> spiral ridge stuff at the Dallas Hamcom convention.
>> On the subject of Heliax, does anyone know the least bending radius
>> allowed for LDF 4-50 and LDF 5-50 ? I am faced with a problem in that
>> area.
>>
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