[TowerTalk] RG-11 Source?

[Les Kalmus]

I am not hung up on RG-11. I have 2 runs to do from the road to our
buildings. One is about 200+ feet and the other about 250+. The lines will
be through existing conduit and I really want the lowest loss stuff I can
get. I thought RG-11 would be lower loss than RG-6.

Les

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Lux [mailto:jimlux at earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:54 PM
To: w2lk at earthlink.net; TowerTalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RG-11 Source?


At 09:14 AM 2/9/2005, Les Kalmus wrote:
>Tower Talkians,
>
>Anyone have a good source for quality RG-11?
>
>I need to install a moderately long run for cable tv.

Out of curiosity, why RG-11 (which is solid dielectric and 1/2" in
diameter) as opposed to, say, one of the new low-loss foam dielectric RG-6
types (which are smaller and lighther weight?

I'd think you'll pay more for the RG-11 (unless it's some manky old
surplus), just from the increased mass.

There are "11 type" coaxes with foam dielectric, of course. Just paging
through the Belden catalog...
  Belden 1523A is a 0.4 inch 75 ohm coax. 2.15 dB/100ft at 300
MHz.  Compare to a "6 type" foamed dielectric which is around 3.4 dB/100ft
at 300 MHz

For comparison, Belden 8261 is an RG-11/U type with solid PE dielectric is
about 2dB/100ft at 200 MHz and 4.2 dB/100ft  at 400 MHz. The foam stuff
runs around 2.5 dB/100ft at 400 MHz.

Jim, W6RMK