[TowerTalk] RG303

[Pete Smith]

At 06:26 PM 7/28/03 -0700, you wrote:
>A better choice than RG-142 would be RG-400, which has the same
>dimensions and teflon dielectric, but instead of copperweld has a
>stranded center conductor (as does RG-303), making it easier to wind on
>a toroid and much less likely to cause cold flow displacement of the
>center conductor in the dielectric.


Copperweld?  RF Connection describes the center conductor as silver-plated 
solid copper, 18-gauge.  With the teflon dielectric, is cold flow really an 
issue?  I know it is with foam, but thought the harder plastics were 
probably immune.

73, Pete N4ZR
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