I have always used rg8x from the antenna to the roof, then I splice on the RG214 into the shack. Unless an antenna is center supported, the weight of full size coax is out of the question.
I have never had a problem with it, the loss is higher, but I only use about 30 feet of it on HF. Brett N2DTS > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Knapp > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 3:33 PM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] RG8X > > Rick - I use RG8X exclusively. However, I don't run 'legal > limit' AM. I only run 100 watts...75, > 40, 15, 10. Legal limit CW though......73, Larry KC8JX > > --- Rick Brashear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has anyone used this coax (RG8X) in lengths of about 100' > for legal limit AM work? If so, how > does it compare loss wide to the larger coax on 75 meters? > Thanks, Rick > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > ______________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
