I think you have to use flexible cable all the way for the length of your
crankup tower like a 9913f, buryflex, RG8, etc. On my Triex 70ft LM470 I use
flexible stuff all the way in to the house but wouldnt consider using hardline
until after the first 75-100ft of coax thats on the tower. To much flexing with
up and down and side to side. Ive heard that buryflex is great stuff and I wish
I had some. 73
Mark
W0NCL
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan NV8A <nv8a@att.net>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Cc: Mike Ryan <mryan001@tampabay.rr.com>
Sent: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 06:51:26 -0400
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crankup Tower Coax-what's the best?
Check out Davis BuryFlex at www.davisrf.com. But it might be cheaper
from RadioWare.
I haven't used any, but that's what I'm planning to buy -- unless I can
find a good deal on hardline (but then I'd still use BuryFlex for the
rotor loop).
Alan NV8A
On 04/07/06 01:05 am Mike Ryan wrote:
> Here's one for you fellow "crankers".
>
> I want to feed some VHF/UHF antennas as well as my HF beam on a 70ft crank up
that will spend more time down than up. Here in Florida we have to beware of
those every popular afternoon thunderstorms, the salt, the sun and oh yes...the
hurricanes. Overall the weather can be soaking wet and extremely sunny all in
the same day so what's the best choice for non-hardline type coax cables?
Something very flexible or more like the LMR stuff? Thanks for reading...
-Mike
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