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Re: [TowerTalk] Foam cables and velocity factor

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Foam cables and velocity factor
From: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@pclink.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:25:54 -0600
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Tom,

The cable wasn't rated per se. It is a foam dielectric so I guestimated .8 
as a starting point. Can the true VF be determined from the data I
collected?

73 de Bob - K0RC

----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
> To: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@pclink.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 1:41 PM
> Subject: Foam cables and velocity factor
>
>> From the L=(246/F)*2 formula I calculated 215 feet would
>> be needed using coax with a velocity factor of 80 percent. I
>> whacked off a 222 foot chunk, installed a PL-259 on one end,
>> and started my "education".
>>
> Solid dielectric cables have a very consistent velocity factor of .66
>
> Foam cables can be anywhere from .66 to .9 or so.
>
> So did you just pick .8, or was it in the cable specs for that cable??
>
> 73 Tom

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