[TowerTalk] CommScope coax

[K8RI on TowerTalk]

Would you know where I can find something on the order of LMR-900, 7/8" 
Heliax,  or equivalent without having to take out a second mortgage?

I'd like to make two runs from the shack to the top of the tower  (200 feet 
each) where I can use lesser pigtails.
I'm near Midland Michigan from a logistics standpoint.

Roger (K8RI)


> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:21:10 -0500, Richard DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>
>>The stuff I've seen for sale locally is CommScope item #3227.
>
> It's very good stuff, optimized for very low loss at UHF. NOT very
> flexible -- this is for permanent install where it won't move. Solid
> copper center (#10 if I recall correctly), braid plus foil shield,
> reasonably easy to handle, fits standard connectors. Commscope has
> the reputation of a very good cable company.
>
> The history of the batch for sale (a HUGE quantity) is that it was
> sold to internet bubble company that went belly up (Winstar, I
> think), so was sold at about a small fraction of its cost to various
> wholesalers. One of my friends bought a couple of dozen 1,000 ft
> spools, I bought two of them from him, sold one to three local hams.
> Have used several hundred feet so far to feed HF (20-10) and VHF
> (50, 144, and 440) antennas, a few patch cables, the rest is in my
> garage.
>
> You should be able to google to find a pdf data sheet.
>
>
> Jim Brown  K9YC
>
>
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