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Re: [TowerTalk] Real "50 ohm" cable ?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Real "50 ohm" cable ?
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2020 11:36:48 -0400
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Look in the Belden catalog.  They have multiple cables ... some are
50, some 51, some 52, some 53.  At least that was the case last time
I was digging through the catalog.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 2020-09-26 9:53 AM, Artek Manuals wrote:
I recently purchased a nice VNA ( Array Solutions AIM4300 ...good news /bad news ..contact me off list) . Like a kid with a new chemistry set at Xmas I set about measuring everything in site with my new "toy". Much to my naive surprise I found that much of the "50 ohm" coax I had (DX engineering RG213 and RG8X), actually measured 51.8 ohms . Although I did have a 75 ft piece of brand-X Hamfest special that measured 49.7 ohms!

Now I know that in practice there is not enough difference between 50 ohms and 52 ohms in actual use especially at 50MHz and below. Occasionally though it matters ! Besides the truth in advertising thing ( 2x4 lumber has always galled me) Does anyone know who makes legal limit 50 ohm coax  that is actually 50 ohms and not 52 ohms?

Dave
NR1DX
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