I agree with Jim except I'm not sure about the part "RG-8X came out after cellular hit the market".
I started using RG8X about 1980 or so. Not many people around here had cellphones until the mid-90s. It has always worked great for me on 50/144mhz. Also on a couple of 50ohm antennas. Most of what I do uses ladderline now. It's good for low-moderate power. 73, Mark W1EOF > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Wilhite [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 3:47 PM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] RG8X > > > Well Rick, RG 8X came out after cellular hit the market. It > is small and reasonable flexible. It is about the same size > as RG 59 and has a bit more loss than RG 213. So it is > perfect for UFH frequencies and installations in an > automobile. > > Some of it has foam core around the center conductor and I > would not use that at all. Should you kink or bend it too > much, the foam will loose it circular shape allowing the > impedance to change at that site. You can avoid that by > following the installation rules of all wires. The bend > radius of wires of any sort is 10 X the diameter. So if you > have a .5 inch cable then the bend radius is 5 inches. > > According to the specs it will handle 1500 watts. If you do > it, be careful of installing connectors. Should you > overheat the connector the heat will deform the foam near it > and that can cause problems. I personally don't like the > stuff, but that is my personal preference. > > Jim > W5JO > > > > > > 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 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
