[TowerTalk] Belden 8285

[Tower (K8RI)]

Some do and some don't.

Being Belden I'd think the dielectric would be stable, but I've seen lots of 
older twinlead that had turned brittle almost like the old "zip cord" that 
was used on a lot of the older radios.

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com


> >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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