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Re: [TowerTalk] Heliax question

To: Michael Tope <W4EF@dellroy.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Heliax question
From: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2024 05:37:58 -0500
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Thanks, Mike.

It is corrugated outer conductor like normal Heliax.  I haven’t measured the 
inner conductor yet but did attempt to drill a straight 1/4” hole so I could 
try to screw in the center pin used on the tubular center conductor on 7/8”.  
There was plenty of wall thickness left.  I’m just guessing the inner conductor 
is about 3/8”. Solid foam dielectric.  I can get a 7/8” connector over this 
stuff though it measures larger in diameter.  I  think if I had center pins 
that were made for 7/8” solid inner conductor Heliax, I might be in business.

Stan

> On Oct 5, 2024, at 4:38 AM, Michael Tope <W4EF@dellroy.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Stan,
> 
> A true 1" ID hard line would seem to be a real oddball. I don't recall ever 
> seeing 1" Heliax before. There are a couple of things that could help 
> identify the cable. One is the diameter of the center conductor. The other is 
> a description of the dielectric material. Is it a solid foam, or is it mostly 
> air with a helical dielectric spacer?
> 
> Since you identified the cable as "Heliax" is it fair to assume that the 
> outer conductor is corrugated copper?
> 
> 73, Mike W4EF..............
> 
>> On 10/5/2024 1:50 AM, Stan Stockton wrote:
>> In all my stuff I have about a 175 foot length of Heliax that measures 1 
>> inch in diameter as opposed to the 7/8 inch measurement on the 7/8” Heliax I 
>> have.  I thought it could be that it is 7/8” that has swelled somehow, but 
>> it looks like new when I cut off the jacket.
>> 
>> The center conductor is solid - not tubular.  I cannot read any writing on 
>> it to know what the part number might be, nor have I been able to find 
>> anything on Google or ChatGpt.
>> 
>> Do you know what I might have (part number) and where I could find a couple 
>> of connectors?
>> 
>> Thanks…Stan, K5GO
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