[TowerTalk] 7/8" hardline connectors

leeonline@mindspring.com leeonline@mindspring.com
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:52:53 -0500


Brian,
Make sure that you do not allow the cable to touch the tower.   Normaly this
would not be a problem except that the bare sheild will rub the tower and
create noise.   I know that the cable give-away is nice, but nothing is
really free.

lee
KE4VYN

Brian Smithson wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> Please refer me to the archives if appropriate (lazy this morning...)
>
> I have a good length of 7/8" cable hardline - bare aluminum shield and
> center conductor, with a foam dialectric. No connectors. I'm getting
> ready to put up a tower and I'd like to finally make use of it - can you
> help me with connectors/transformers for this? I assume it is 75 ohm.
>
> Tnx es 73!
>
> Brian Smithson
> brian_smithson@vds.com <mailto:brian_smithson@vds.com>
>
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