At 10:48 AM 10/8/98 -0500, WE9V Chad Kurszewski wrote:
>Yes, be careful!!
>
>I measured 0.87 for VF in the hardline I just installed (3/4" CATV).
>A friend assumed 0.81 plus a little in his CATV and was way SHORT.
Realistically the only way to do it for sure is to use an antenna analyzer
and cut for electrical length. A pigtail of RG-11 on one end or the
another makes the cut-and try process a lot easier.
73, Pete Smith N4ZR
In wild, wonderful, only middlin' rare WEST Virginia
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