Did some more checking on eBay for RG179.
Besides selling some unmarked cable as "Harbor", there are listings that show
Harbour Industries horizontal vs vertical printing on the coax. All my Harbour
that I bought from a supposedly good source shows all the printing vertical.
You really need to be careful.
There is some RG400 coax labeled Thermax which the big distributors sell.
73,
N2TK, Tony
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Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Station Re-Build - Coax
Pete,
Checked some RG142 vs RG400. With a hand squeeze test it is easier to flex the
RG400. Not scientific but you can feel the difference.
My RG400 is marked "M17/128 RG400 MIL DTL 17 27478 HARBOUR INDUSTRIES".
It is tinned double shielded braid with a stranded tinned center conductor.
Nothing attracts to a magnet. It is easy to make a 2" coil. But it will spring
back if you let it go.
I did buy some RG179 on ebay. There are no markings on it. So somewhat
concerned. It does seem to check out fine. But?? Will be buying Harbour marked
coax so less doubt. Some folks on eBay are selling "HARBOR" coax. 😊
73,
N2TK, Tony
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From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of N4ZR
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 8:49 AM
To: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>; charlie carroll <k1xx@k1xx.com>;
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Station Re-Build - Coax
Oops. I did some more dissecting on the cable, and I'm wrong about the
shielding. That leaves only the absence of printing - this is advertised as
Harbour Industries RG-400 - and its stiffness. This stuff is quite hard to
bend in even an 8" coil. Can anyone who has used real RG-400 confirm whether
it feels supple and flexible to the touch? I have one jumper in my station
that looks like the same stuff, but which is very supple. I bought it at
Dayton a few years aho, already connectorized. I can believe a 1" minimum bend
radius with it, but not with the stuff from China.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/13/2019 9:51 AM, N4ZR wrote:
>
> I just bought 10 feet of RG-400U (supposedly Harbour Industries)
> through E-bay for $13. Belatedly, I learned it was coming from China.
> It's now here, but I don't think it is for real - it only has one
> shield, and is somewhat stiff. At least the inner conductor isn't
> magnetic.There's no printing on the cable.
>
> Buyer beware.
>
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 3/12/2019 11:35 PM, Wayne Kline wrote:
>> I third the sugjestion of the RG400 small enough for all the switching
>> in a more then one radio setup.
>>
>> The tight bend radius the small diameter make for a clean instlation that
>> coupled with the double shielding it’s a WIN WIN
>>
>> Watch Ebay or other surplus suppliers
>>
>>
>>
>> Wayne W3EA
>>
>>
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>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Station Re-Build - Coax
>>
>> Keith:
>> A couple very similar candidate cables are RG-400 and RG-303. RG-400
>> is double shielded while 303 is single. They're good as
>> interconnects because they have a small bend radius (about 1").
>> RG-400 uses multi-strands of copper for the center conductor; RG-300
>> uses copper clad steel. Either will handle 1500 watts at HF.
>>
>> 73 charlie, k1xx
>>
>> On 3/12/2019 7:51 PM, Keith Dutson wrote:
>>> My multi-two station, with third spotting station, is being rebuilt
>>> into new digs. I have a lot of 3-4 foot RG213 cables running
>>> between the amp, power meter, tuner and switch. I have heard there
>>> may be a smaller cable that has very little loss, but handles 1500
>>> watts. I would appreciate any comments on what is being used today.
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> 73, Keith NM5G
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