At 09:36 PM 7/14/2005, Al Toothaker wrote:
> > However, the stable foamed, low loss stuff is wretchedly expensive, and I
> > can't imagine a ham using it unless they happened on a spool of the stuff
> > surplus.
> >
> > Jim, W6RMK
>
>I would add that the Gore types have a very 'air-filled' Teflon tape
>dielectric that is very soft. It is so hard to keep coaxial that most of
>the good stuff requires armor to keep it working well. A cable of one meter
>can run over $500!
More like $5000.. at least for a pair of 1 meter test port cables, and
that's if you get the inexpensive Megaphase stuff.
>One squeeze or tight bend and that's it! There are other
>Teflon tape dielectrics that are very dense by comparison and more difficult
>to damage with typical ham handling. Not phase stable, though. And, big
>bucks but less than the phase stable types.
>Al, N6TA
>
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