[TowerTalk] Belden 8285

[Keith Dutson]

>Does this stuff degrade with age the same as coax?

I don't think so.  The problem with coax is the dielectric material (e.g.
foam).

>Could I use this to feed a dipole 160-10 meters at 100 watts?

Absolutely.

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 8:58 PM
To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Belden 8285

I have some "new" 20 year old Belden 8285  300 ohm twin lead.  It's stamped
"Permohm UHF".   Conductors   are 20 ga.  and are 7 strands of  copper clad
steel in a solid  poly.

Does this stuff degrade with age the same as coax?   Could I use this to
feed a dipole 160-10 meters at 100 watts?  I know the conductor size is
small, but I have a lot of this stuff and could put it  to use.

Tnx Steve KW3A



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