sounds like cable tv hard line the kind used on the light poles
if so some avt hams mite use it on there 910 mhz run
as most use 75 ohm for that use and rg6 sold by the home stores has like
4-6 db lose at 910 mhz
sorry if i'm long winded
kb9yku
At 09:15 PM 5/28/03 -0700, Jeff Stai WK6I wrote:
>hi - I have two cables to identify and to evaluate whether they are worth
>keeping and using (helping a friend deal with the estate of an SK):
>
>1. Two rolls of cable marked RG218U, one roll is "Alpha Wire 92194" the
>other is "Plastoid 77314". I gather from Googling that the 218 is a 50ohm
>coax (good) with high dielectric breakdown voltage (11kv). It's nice and fat
>(0.880", according to the charts), with a solid center conductor and a solid
>dielectric - however, it has a braided shield and the roll has been sitting
>out in the elements for an indeterminate time (perhaps years). Is there any
>chance this stuff is still usable and reliable?
>
>2. One roll of cable with no markings at all. It appears to be a .500"
>cable, with solid aluminum center conductor, solid dielectric, and a -solid-
>aluminum shield. The odd thing is that it is 'paired' with what seems to be
>a steel wire in a single plastic jacket - the steel wire is offset .3-.5"
>from the coax - it kinda looks like twinlead, but one of the leads is on
>steroids...;-) This cable has also been out in the elements for some length
>of time. Any idea what it is and if it would be useful to someone?
>
>thanks very much for your help! - 73 - jeff wk6i
>
>
>
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