Just a note -- The actual semi-rigid cable (silver plated copper tubing
outer conductor 0.141" OD) that is being discussed RG-402 has an equivalent in
a "conformable" cable. This conformable cable is the same construction except
instead of solid copper tubing outer conductor it has a solder-soaked braid.
Easier to work with and same electrical properties. Huber-Suhner produces one
called "Sucoform" and another called "Sucoflex". I use the RG-401 size (0.250")
for making short jumpers in my VHF/UHF station, using the same connectors made
for RG-401 semi-rigid. These connectors are easy to find and not expensive, if
you dig around a little. This 0.250" cable has very high power handling ratings
at VHF/UHF. There is a Chinese supplier of conformable cables on eBay. You
can get both of these sizes with or without a jacket. The Huber-Suhner cable
Sucoform has no jacket.Just some limited information from my experience,Byron
W5FH
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