> I have a question about 1/2" hard line connectors. I have
> some Cableweave
> 1/2'' S-LFC 12-50J hard line that I would like to use to
> between an antenna
> switch and beam on a tower. I dont have any Cableweave
> connectors but do
> have some Andrews 1/2"
>
> LDF4-50A connectors. Can the Andrews connectors be used on
> the Cableweave
> hard line?
No. RFS/Cablewave S-FLC12-50J is 1/2" 'superflex', which is similar to
Andrew/Commscope FSJ4-50B. The "S-" prefix in the RFS part number indicates
'superflex'. Note that RFS re-designated the "S-FLC" cable line to "SCF" a
couple of years ago, so if you look for current-vintage connectors, search
for "SCF", not "S-FLC"
Andrew/Commscope LDF4-50A is non-superflex Heliax; it is simliar to
RFS/Cablewave FLC12-50J or LCF12-50J (without the "S-" prefix).
Connectors for regular Heliax are not compatible with superflex cables. An
immediate giveway to see that they are not compatible is that superflex has
a helical ("spiral") corrugation, whereas LDF has a annular ("rings")
corrugation. The diameters of the jacket, outer conductor, and inner
conductor are also dissimilar for a given nominal cable size (1/2" in your
case).
--- Jeff WN3A
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