When I built my radio station in 2000, it so happened that the local cable
company was replacing all the hardline in town. I went to the manager and he
told me I could go to the yard and have anything I wanted - 600 feet or less
(the new stuff). I made a bunch of trips back and forth and got 18 reels that
probably averaged 350 feet each (3/4 inch).
My advice would be to call the local office of every CATV company within
reasonable driving distance, tell the manager you are a ham operator and need
3/4 inch hardline. You will find it for free.
73...Stan
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On Jan 30, 2014, at 1:33 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com> wrote:
> I don't know about anyone else's cable company, but when the prices of scrap
> metal went up a few years ago Comcast emptied out their local scrap yard.
> Actually, I'm just supposing that's the reason. I got a lot of good stuff
> there while they were willing to let it go.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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>
> On 1/30/2014 1:32 PM, Ray Benny wrote:
>> Have you tried the actual cable companies? My local Cableone cable service
>> gave me a spool with about 800 ft on it. At the time, they had probably 6 -
>> 8 spools with odds lengths in their yard, so giving one away was no big
>> deal.
>>
>> Sometimes a case of beer helps make a deal!
>>
>> Ray,
>> N6VR
>> Chino Valley
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Gary Smith <Gary@ka1j.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've asked the local cable installers if they have any extra hardline
>>> & no cigar. I need around 400' of it so Andrews is out of the
>>> question. I'd like the 50 ohm line but will probably have to settle
>>> for aluminum jacketed 75 ohm line.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions where else I might look to find something used?
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Gary
>>> KA1J
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