[UK-CONTEST] Hardline query (M0XDF)

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Darrell G0HVQ wrote:
>
>If you ask around, you can normally get secondhand Heliax cheap (I did) 
>as it's a pain to work with, hard to get rid of and connectors cost a 
>fortune.
>
I think what Darrell meant is, that's how the *professionals* see it.

For us, Heliax is a bargain - especially the larger sizes because people 
are scared of it. It is actually much lighter than it looks, and quite 
easy to handle (50m of LDF5 can easily be installed single-handed). Good 
used connectors are dirt cheap on eBay.

Above all, Heliax is far more rugged and waterproof than braided coax.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek