[TowerTalk] rg-59 manufacturer

[charlie carroll]

Jim:
I'm not that far away from thinking the same thing.  However, I want to
call the distributor tomorrow and see what they say.  They're well known
in the ham community with a pretty good reputation.

Since I wrote my original message, I found some additional 59-SP coax
that was purchased a year ago.  It exhibits the same 64-ohm impedance. 
>From this, there appears to be a more fundamental problem and not an
isolated batch problem.

FWIW, I'm using the VNWA from DG8SAQ and ZPlot from AC6LA.  Great tools!

73 charlie, k1xx


On 2/15/2015 7:52 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> I'd say that you have lousy coax from a cheapo manufacturer with poor
> quality control, and toss it in the trash.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On Sun,2/15/2015 3:11 PM, charlie carroll wrote:
>> I have some rg-59 that I want to use for phasing a couple antennas in a
>> low-power environment.  The 2 cables are marked as:
>>
>> S.I.W TYPE RG-59/U-SP-95  MADE IN U.S.A
>>
>> and
>>
>> S.I.W TYPE RG-59/U-P-95  MADE IN U.S.A
>>
>> I am looking for the manufacturer's data sheet to understand the
>> differences and characteristics of the cables.  The cable marked "SP"
>> actually has a stranded center conductor while the other is a solid
>> center conductor.
>>
>> The big difference, however, is the impedance of the cable.  The "SP"
>> measures in the 63-65 ohm range with a VNWA, depending on which of
>> several I measure.  The solid-center version measures about 71 ohms on a
>> single sample.  The velocity factor is in the .64 to .66 range on all
>> cables.
>>
>> Is there anyone that can point me to some data?
>>
>> 73 charlie, k1xx
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