[CQ-Contest] Which would make better stubs?

Zack Widup w9sz at prairienet.org
Sun Nov 6 03:31:05 EST 2005


If you're talking HF, I think the LMR400 would be overkill.  But if you're 
talking about VHF-UHF, the LMR400 would be your best bet.  It's far better 
than RG213 above 400 MHz.

73, Zack W9SZ

On Sat, 5 Nov 2005, k7qq wrote:

> Dink
> I've never heard of  this LMR400 stuff,  If a stub is being made for HF   RG
> 213   is more than adiquate.
> 
> After all it is a Stub to absorbe  harmonics,  even lossy old  RG 11 should
> work,  Just use ur handy dandy 259b to tune it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <mwdink at eskimo.com>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 20:48
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Which would make better stubs?
> 
> 
> > RG213 or LMR400?
> >
> > I thought LMR 400 but the data in George W2VJN's
> > Station Interference book would seem to indicate otherwise.
> >
> > RG213 would be cheaper. Anybody else had experience
> > with stubs made of LMR400?
> >
> > 73
> > dink



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