[TowerTalk] Coax

[Mike Reublin]

Fewer connectors comes to mind. What's the drawback to all flex?

Mike NF4L

On Feb 23, 2013, at 12:54 PM, Cqtestk4xs at aol.com wrote:

> Why would you need all of it to be flex?  Only the part near the rotor  
> needs to be.
> 
> Bill K4XS
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/23/2013 5:52:20 P.M. Coordinated Universal Time,  
> n9lah at comcast.net writes:
> 
> The coax  I was looking at is the DXE-400MAX. It has a stranded center. 
> The JEFA  that is 399 for 1000 feet is not a Flex coax but appears to 
> have a solid  center conductor. The JEFA that has the stranded center is 
> 399 for 500  feet. Since that price is a little closer to what DX 
> Engineering is  selling for I suppose maybe the DXE stuff might not be 
> too good to be  true. I just hadn't come across any other prices in that 
> range and  wondered how they could be selling it at that price.
> 
> I use the flex  style due to the crankup tower and every antenna other 
> than the dipoles  have to have a rotor loop.
> 
> Phil
> N9LAH
> 
> On 2/23/2013  11:16 AM, Wilson Lamb wrote:
>> So why is 78 cent Buryflex better than 39  cent Jefatech??
>> WL
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