[TowerTalk] Fwd: Old Hardline

[Steve Maki]

LDF4 is the same as it always was.

It's the larger sizes where they are using a thinner shield. AVA5 took 
the place of LDF5, AVA7 is the new 1-5/8", etc.

AVA cable has lower loss, but you can't drive a car over it like you can 
LDF cable.

Still it's not THAT fragile - we've installed many thousands of feet on 
cell towers and never had a problem.

OTOH RFS is still making the robust cable, and at a very good price, so 
if you're buying new, it's a no brainer.

-Steve K8LX

On 11/14/2019 10:48 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote:

> The feedback I get from industry now is that the Andrew (Commscope)
> line is no longer of the quality it once was.  The shield is thinner
> and more fragile.  The RFS Cellflex line is found to be better, like
> the old Heliax.  I have no first hand experience though because my
> supply of old LDF4-50 and LDF4-75 are not yet used up.
> 
> 73
> Rob
> K5UJ