Yup, it does Jim. Makes sense that in the big cities they would have cell long before the rest of us. Thanks for clarifying it for me.
73, Mark W1EOF > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Wilhite [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 9:12 PM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] RG8X > > > I was manager of a mobile radio service center in Dallas in > 1983 when they turned on the cell service there. It was the > first commercial system after Chicago and Washington. Each > trunk mount radio had RG 58 attached to the antenna mount. > > About 3 years later they used the RG 8 types with the mini > UHF connector. Does that fit your time frame Mark? It was > around but not in common usage. > > Jim > W5JO > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
