Another good cable for inside a repeater is RG223. It is a double
shielded RG58. Best is the silver type, but I have about 400 ft of the
non-silver, but still is good. It also has standed center.
Ron Wright, N9EE
727-376-6575
MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS
Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL
No tone, all are welcome.
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote:
Yes, 142 is easier to work with than 213, but 142 has a problem that
400 overcomes...
RG 142/U has a solid steel center conductor that is silver plated hence
it
is "springy" and doesn't bend well.
RG 400/U has a stranded copper center conductor, with each strand
silver plated before twisting into the center conductor.
Simply because of it's flexibility I prefer 400 for bench test cables.
The
steel center conductor of 142 will eventually fracture.
See < http://www.repeater -builder. com/antenna/ double-shielded-
coax.html
<http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/double-shielded-coax.html> >
for more details.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 05:23 AM 05/09/08, you wrote:
Kris,
I guess the question would be are you now having problems you think
are caused by internal cable???
If not replacing RG213 with 142 is not a positive move. That is the
213 is ok.
The 142 is easier to work with because it is smaller and I would
prefer it when building a repeater.
73, ron, n9ee/r
So RG-142 > RG-213? I've got a six-foot jumper of RG-213, which I can
replace with some RG-142, but the 142 is .25" diameter and the 213 is
.5" diameter.
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repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
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