[VHFcontesting] rover tech - coax

[frank bechdoldt]

good question, I just buy lmr 400 hardlline for home, and lmr 400 for 
everything else HF and up.  Its a habit.  I do have some eithernet cable 
simular to rg-213 I picked up for free but I wouldnt go QRO on it.

Im not sure of the difference between rg 213 and lmr 400 ultraflex on a 25' 
piece in the car.
So you likely have a point.

Frank


>From: Paul Kiesel <k7cw at yahoo.com>
>To: frank bechdoldt <k3uhf at hotmail.com>, vhfcontesting at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] rover tech - coax
>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:07:36 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I have a question. Why use inflexible coax at all for
>a rover installation when you can use RG-213 for
>virtually all bands. The losses associated with RG-213
>will be small with short runs as on a rover.
>
>73,
>Paul, K7CW
>
>--- frank bechdoldt <k3uhf at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The problem with LMR 400 thats not flexable is the
> > fact that its not
> > flexable.  You might find yourself with broken
> > solder points with a non
> > flexable lmr 400.  Soldering on top of the car
> > sucks.
> >
> > Always keep one or 2 spare coaxes of the longest
> > piece in your set up in
> > case of problems.  I loose a coax on every run.
> > Usually in a fitting where
> > the outer jacket breaks free of the solder due to
> > vibration.
> >
> > Which leads me to suggest that you tie wrap your
> > coax as close to the
> > antenna connection as practical without dammaging
> > it.  If your going to do
> > this every contest, just buy the antennas to do it
> > all and leave the coaxes
> > connected to them.
> >
> > Also check out e-bay for deals on short lengths of
> > flexable hardline.  I
> > have yet to have that stuff fail and it makes a good
> > tie down to strap the
> > lmr 400 ultra flex to.
> >
> > Organize your coaxes with tywraps too, you might
> > have to mess it up to fix
> > something but its better than starting off with a
> > rats nest.
> >
> > k3uhf
> >
> >
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