[TowerTalk] RG303

Pete Smith n4zr at contesting.com
Tue Jul 29 11:11:04 EDT 2003


At 09:48 PM 7/28/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Dunno.  Since "RG" no longer implies mil-spec, perhaps some
>manufacturers have switched to solid copper for non-MIL-C-17 products.
>The Belden catalog shows silver-plated copper covered steel (Belden
>#83242).
>
>Another concern is that a copperweld center conductor will fail much
>sooner than stranded copper if subjected to repeated flexing.  I
>discovered this while running a life test on RG-142B/U feeding a moving
>antenna for a missile application several years ago (which led to
>switching to RG-400).


Good info, Bob -- Pasternack has the RG-400 for only a little more than the 
RG-142B/U, but you have to persuade them to honor their special sale terms 
of a $25 minimum purchase and free shipping -- good through 7/31.  Someone 
else reported being told on the phone that their minimum is $100, so you 
may have to insist.


73, Pete N4ZR
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