Yeah I know. But if the loss difference is low that tells me something too. I
also have some 3/4 wave new RG6 made up I can use to compare to some new RG11.
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> On Mar 14, 2019, at 7:34 PM, Gedas <w8bya@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> Well between the RG-6 & RG-11 you know which coax will have lower loss. And
> unless you collected trusted data 20 years ago on the old RG-6 you really
> will not know if you just had crappy coax and connectors from the start or if
> something changed over the years.
>
> Gedas, W8BYA
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>> On 3/14/2019 6:56 PM, tony.kaz--- via TowerTalk wrote:
>> I am now curious. I assume a good test would be to measure the loss of my
>> 20+ year old 1/4 wave RG6 feedlines for my 80M 4-sq on 3.5 and then make up
>> an RG11 1/4 wave and see how the loss compares. Will do that over the next
>> couple of weeks.
>> 73
>> N2TK, Tony
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Paul
>> Christensen
>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 1:46 PM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: F-connectors
>>
>>> Important: Most RG-6/RG-11 is copper clad steel (CCS). Make sure you DON'T
>>> nick or cut the thin copper layer when prepping for connectors or you'll be
>>> transmitting through steel coax..."
>> It doesn’t take much of a nick either to later find a build-up of rust
>> particles when opening up an unsealed F connector. For the last two years,
>> I've been purchasing 1,000 ft rolls of Belden 1829BC from Markertek. Price
>> is approx. USD $150 per roll. It's gel-flooded RG6 with a solid copper
>> inner conductor and works well with old and new SNS compression connectors
>> like the new PPC EX6XLSPlus I mentioned earlier. A solid copper inner has
>> the added advantage of lower voltage drop when used in DC power-passing
>> applications on extended runs.
>>
>> Paul, W9AC
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