[TowerTalk] Jumper Cable Fabricator

[Danny K5CG]

$33 at http://wifiexpert.us/customRFCable.php

I've used this place for a while and had no problems.

----- Original Message -----
From: john at kk9a.com
To: "towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 1:49:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Jumper Cable Fabricator

Premade cables are quite expensive compared to homebrew so you have  
carefully evaluate your skill level and the value of your time.  For  
example a 6' RG400 premade PL-259 jumper is over $60. If you shop for  
surplus RG400 and purchase quality Amphenol connectors you could  
probably build this same jumper for $25.

John KK9A


Jim Brown K9YC wrote:


Why? If diameter, RG400 or RG142 is a far better choice, because the
double silver-coated copper braid provides MUCH superior shielding. Much
of the cost of cable fab is labor; use of the better coax increases cost
some.

DX Eng sells RG400 jumpers. Last summer, I bought three custom jumpers
with different connectors on the ends for my lab setup. I don't recall
where I bought them.

73, Jim K9YC

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