> "Chris Curtis" <demo...@...> wrote: > Now, I understand fsj is the flexi but is it really that > bad to install from antenna to shack?
Hi Chris, Absolutely nothing wrong with using super-flex jumpers from the end of a length of more rigid (traditional) hard line to either the antenna (outside) or the equipment (radio equipment). In fact many factory supplied hard line and antenna installation kits include short superflex feed line runs to be used as more flexible segments between the rigid line and the equipment. The more rigid line tends to have slightly better specs but in some cases it's not that big a deal. If the loss per ft value doesn't get you excited... it's quite common to use superflex outside for an entire run. But of course you want to spend the money on 1-5/8 inch hard line... :-) (where possible). cheers, s. > The reason I ask is there is some fsj4 on ebay. No ldf > in any considerable length. > > I was looking at ldf1 but got quoted 1.25 a foot vs 190.00 > for 250' of fsj4. Yes, I realize they are also 2 difference > diameters 100' run times 2 is what I need. Give or take. > 1 for the actual repeater antenna system and 1 for a 70cm > beam antenna for rx. > > I looked at the loss charts, so I'm just asking about the > mechanical sanity of using flexi vs not so flexi. > So, what's the thought on all that? > Thanks for the bandwidth. > > Chris > Kb0wlf >
