Instead of looking for that long piece of flexible low-loss cable, why not procure a very short length of low-loss semi-rigid cable bent in to the proper shape to allow for the opposite polarization. Up to 6 GHz I would think the loss of that bent section would be low enough to be insignificant, so that your overall cable loss would be no different for your two different polarizations. If you’re a purist, you could have two identical lengths of this short semi-rigid, each formed for a specific polarization, and that way your cable losses would be identical to two decimal places to the right of the decimal point. Ken Javor
Phone: (256) 650-5261 ________________________________ From: "Kunde, Brian" <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:20:03 -0400 To: <[email protected]> Conversation: Low Loss Coax Cable Subject: Low Loss Coax Cable What coax cable types do you recommend for a very low loss cable up to 6Ghz but also flexible? I need a good low loss cable to connect between my horn antenna and the floor connection of my Heliax. The cable only needs to be 5 or 6 feet long but flexible enough so I can change polarization on my antenna. I have looked at many cable types in catalogs and on-line but you cannot tell if it will be flexible without seeing it for real. I ordered a cable called “Helical Super Flex”. I liked the low loss properties but it was not at all flexible, let alone super flexible. It was barely semi-rigid in my book . I tried RG393/U but it is not very flexible and I prefer a lower loss cable if possible. What do you all recommend? What is the best? Where can I buy it in small quantities and possibly in custom lengths? Thanks to all in advance. The Other Brian _________________________ LECO Corporation Notice: This communication may contain confidential information intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you received this by mistake, please destroy it and notify us of the error. Thank you. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
