John and others - I recently bought 10 feet of what is sold as surplus
RG-400. At least it has silver-plated shield and center conductors,
though no printed markings. My plan was to wind a common mode choke for
my 160-meter Inverted L. I was using a #31 big snap-on, and found it
impossible, because of the stiffness of the coax, to get more than about
8 turns on the core, and they wouldn't lie down at all. The jumper I
have is extremely flexible, and would be a cinch for the job.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/6/2019 8:50 AM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
Why do you want this? RG-400 is available surplus for $<2 ft,
Amphenol connectors fit it perfectly and it is excellent for
connecting equipment in the shack. I have used Teflon coax outdoors
too with no issues. If you hate soldering you can buy RG-400 /
Amphenol 83-1SP assemblies at DX Engineering.
John KK9A
N4ZR wrote:
Maybe 8-10 years ago at Dayton I bought a 3-foot jumper of coaxial cable
with PL-259s (and reducers) on both ends. It looks like RG-400, about
the same diameter and with the clear jacket, but is much more flexible,
and the braid is not silver-plated. Anyone know what this is, and where
I can get more of it?
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