[TowerTalk] RG6

[Jim Miller]

I got a hold of some copper clad steel RG11 and man is that miserable to
work with.
73, de Jim KG0KP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Clark" <jcclark at wildblue.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 10:52 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] RG6


> There a couple of things to look for:
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> RG6 for most cable and TV applications uses a copper clad steel
> center conductor.
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> RG6 for satellite (Wildblue, Hughes, Direct TV) requires a solid
> copper center conductor due to the relatively high voltages they
> supply to the transceiver or receiver. You will also see that the
> cable is swept to 3 GHz.
>
> RG6 quad shield is larger in diameter than the normal off the shelf
> double shield RG6 and requires a different sized connector. I highly
> recommend the newer compression connector over the older crimp style.
> You can get cable and connectors @ Home Depot but you need to make
> sure you grab the right connector for the right cable. Quad shield
> connectors will pull off regular double shield RG6.
>
> Thomas and Betts make a nice crimping tool and I bought mine at HD.
> Both DX Engineering and I stock compression F connectors.
>
> I make great use of RG6 for feeding low band receiving antennas as it
> is low loss and is very easy to work with.
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> 73, Craig Clark, K1QX
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