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Re: [TowerTalk] Connector on 7/8 Heliax

To: Doug Ronald <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Connector on 7/8 Heliax
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 06:23:15 -0400
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Correct.  I thought you were only using nitrogen for the 30' piece but
apparently you need it at the antenna or somewhere else in your system.

GL with this project!

John KK9A

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On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 11:31 PM, Doug Ronald <[email protected]> wrote:

But neither of those appears to pass the nitrogen. I would have to string a
> separate hose just for that...
>
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> For only 30' I would use FSJ4 or LDF4 with an EIA on one end and a DIN on
> the other.  These cables are easy to work with (and ship) and there is
> really no additional loss compared to 7/8 for this length and frequency.
> If
> you have trouble finding a cable assembly like this, please contact me
> directly.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> Tue Jun 12 19:50:27 EDT 2018
> Previous message (by thread): [TowerTalk] Connector on 7/8 Heliax
>
> Air because the antenna's 1 5/8 EIA transmission line is pressurized. I
> already have the nitrogen setup for that outdoors at the antenna's base,
> but
> I can put the tank inside where it belongs if I have pressurized helix as
> well.
>
> Actually if I buy a ready-made cable, I'll have a 1 5/8 EIA flange on one
> end, and a 7/16 DIN into the shack on the other. Then I can get rid of the
> EIA-to-N adapter at the antenna base.
>
> We're just talking HF. The antenna is rated 3 -- 30 MHz. I want low loss
> transmission line to maintain my hard-fought noise figure at the upper end
> toward 30 MHz. Since I'm on solar power, I'll be lucky to even get 1500
> Watts out, but the EIA stuff is the way the antenna came, and I'm stuck
> with
> it.
>
> So you guys have any suggestions on a good place to pick for the
> transmission line? I see Commscope, maybe RFParts, Pasternack, but what
> others are out there?
>
> Thanks for responding,
> -Doug
>
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