Tom,
I prefer RG214 coax for rotor loops. It's not cheap (although very common
on the surplus market-especially in short lengths and affordable). It is
relatively flexible but also has two shields making it much sturdier than
RG 213. I get several years of tough service out of it. Usually the
connectors fail before the coax.
Andrews so called flexible cables to me are a misnomer. True, they can be
flexed, but only a few times! They are great during installations where the
cable must be bent in peculiar shape but NOT FOR CONSTANTLY MOVING ROTORS!
73,
Joe, W1JR
At 09:39 AM 3/15/01 -0500, bill wall wrote:
>Hi all:
>Andrews has a cable named flexible and I would also ask Press.
> Bill KC4UZ
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sain'T Tom" <k4rv@mindspring.com>
>To: "tower talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:36 AM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] flexible coax
>
>
> > What is the biggest, lowest loss coax that is flexible enough to use in a
> > rotor loop?
> >
> > What coax is typically used in a rotating tower installation, and how is
>it
> > installed so as not to drag along the ground.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tom K4RV
> >
> >
> >
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