[TowerTalk] re coax jumpers help

Steve Meuse smeuse at mara.org
Fri Oct 20 14:32:18 EDT 2006


wa3afs at inav.net expunged (wa3afs at inav.net):
>
> I do not recommend it for anything higher hand 2M (Although I did see an installation at a hospital where RG8X was 
> used to go from the emergency room to the roof (6th floor, if I remember correctly) and we did not have any 
> problems (receiving or xmit) for RACES activities.  Probably a run that was around 200 feet or so.
> 
> 73
>   Bruce, WA3AFS


For RG-8X at 150Mhz that's a loss of 9.4db :)   

According to http://www.timesmicrowave.com/content/pdf/LMRGuide.pdf

-Steve
N1JFU








> 
> On 20 Oct 2006 at 12:44, Keith Dutson wrote:
> 
> > I have used it at 1500 watts (Alpha amp), but only for SSB, And only for
> > short distances (up to 30 feet).  For CW I use 213 or better.
> > 
> > 73, Keith NM5G
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Terry Dunlap
> > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 12:28 PM
> > To: towertalk at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] re coax jumpers help
> > 
> > What kind of power handling capability does RG8X have?
> > 
> > 73 de Terry KK6T
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > At 05:36 PM 10/19/2006, Tom Frenaye wrote:
> > 
> > >I recently bought a few short coax jumpers for use around the shack from
> > Quicksilver Radio Products.   QSR is run by N1GNV and he shows up at a lot
> > of hamfests in the northeast, perhaps elsewhere also.   A 3" jumper with
> > PL-259s and RG8x is $6.  
> > >
> > >See http://www.qsradio.com    I'm happy with his products (and prices).
> > >
> > >                           -- Tom
> > >
> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > -----------------------------------------
> > >e-mail: frenaye at pcnet.com    YCCC --> http://www.yccc.org/
> > >Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 
> > >860-668-5444
> > >
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