[TowerTalk] hardline bending radius

[Jim Lux]

On 11/18/12 1:07 PM, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
>>   Does anyone have a good idea of minimum bending radius for  the 1/2 inch
> cable TV hardline? I have been told anything from 5" to 50". I  believe 5"
> is way  too sharp but 50"??? I sure that 50" would not cause any  problems
> with the cable but ...
>
>      I recollect that the minimum bending radius for all  coaxes is 6 times
> the diameter. For 1/2" RG-8, that'd be 3 inches.
>

I think that's for coax with braided shield (the RG-8, RG-213) kind.