[TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax

[Timothy Coker]

I wouldn’t assume that Jim... I’ve not only heard the stories from guys who have helped repair things, but I’ve seen it myself that what you’re assuming isn’t always the truth. Sometimes people spend a lot of money on something, only to feel the pinch in their budget and then scrimp elsewhere.
Tim / N6WIN 


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On Sunday, August 19, 2018, 19:58, Jim <jimw7ry at gmail.com> wrote:

Because he asked a SIMPLE question. I'm not going to judge what type of
quality of cable he's using... I would assume if one is going to put up a
new tower and tribander and spend 1000s of $$ doing it, he would not scrimp
on a piece of RG-213 coax.



That said, Jim. K9YC, was making a mountain out of a mole hill.

That is my opinion.

Your opinion appears not to be the same.. So be it.

73
Jim W7RY




-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve
Maki
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2018 9:47 PM
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax

I'm trying to to figure out what was wrong or hard to understand about Jim's
answer? I've seen many examples of poor quality cables with
*RG213* stamped on them...

-Steve K8LX

On 08/19/18 17:39 PM, Jim wrote:

> Oh for Pete's sake Jim!
> 
> He asked a simple question. He is referring to cable with RG-213 
> stamped on the side of it like he could buy from DX Engineering or ABR
enterprises!
> 
> 
> He did not ask HOW TO BUILD RG-213 from pieces of small copper wire!
> 
> No wonder the information in your papers is so difficult for the 
> average ham without an engineering to understand.
> 
> 
> Really read what I have just sent you above.... Then flame on if you wish.
> 
> 73
> Jim W7RY
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
> Jim Brown
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:16 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax
> 
> On 8/19/2018 10:07 AM, Terry Brown wrote:
>> Is RG 213 the best and most flexible coax to use
> 
> In general, RG-numbers are not a specification for coax. Rather, they 
> define little more than the characteristic impedance and approximate
physical size.
> This has been true for at least 50 years.
> 
> The only meaningful way to specify coax is with a reputable 
> manufacturer's part number and data sheet for it. I agree with others 
> that Davis BuryFlex is a good choice for this application.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC

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