UF is probably not the ideal cable for most outdoor uses. The jacket on
all of the UF (Ultraflex) Times cables does not withstand UV as well as
the non-UF cables. Any sun-exposed use is likely a tradeoff between need
for flexibility and ultimate cable life.
73,
geo - n4ua
Jim Thomson wrote:
>
> ## TOO bad, cuz it would be a superb cable. The UF versions
> are super flexible,and much easier to install. I use 1200-DB,
> and it's no fun to install it ! 900-DB is just as bad.
>
> ## 900-UF would be an ideal cable, for going up the side of a
> crank up. Lower loss than 600-UF. They missed the boat on this one.
> They should have made it avaialable, even if it meant fewer
> productions runs per year. There is still a market for it.
>
> ## a lot of folks would use 900-UF vs 1200-DB... simply based
> on faster/easier install in a lot of commercial /ham applications....
> even though 1200-DB has lower loss.
>
> Later.... Jim VE7RF
>
>
>
>
>
> Cables sized from LMR600 and lower are available in the standard or the "U"
> version. The U designator implies a stranded center conductor allowing
> more flexibility as well as repeated flexing as in a rotor loop or crank up
> tower service.
>
> It is extremely unusual to see an amateur installation using a size larger
> than LMR600.
>
> 73,
> Gerald K5GW
> retired GM/TexasTowers
> (an authorized Times Microwave Distributor)
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