I saw some heliax like that at an old AT&T Long lines microwave site, but the center was solid copper instead of aluminun or copper coated aluminum. I didn't bother to write the part or type number down either. Next time I am out there I will check for it. 73 de N5NPO Norm
----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Sun Aug 16 13:18:13 2009 Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] ANDREW 7/8 Hardline Question Nope, Andrew LDF5 has a tubular copper center conductor. The cable in question has a copper-coated, solid aluminum center conductor. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of gervais Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 11:06 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] ANDREW 7/8 Hardline Question Eric this is not the LDF5 ??? Gervais -------------------------------------------------- From: "Eric Lemmon" <[email protected] <mailto:wb6fly%40verizon.net> <mailto:wb6fly%40verizon.net> > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 12:30 PM To: <[email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] ANDREW 7/8 Hardline Question > Brian, > > This may be a special product, made for the Department of Energy's Nuclear > Test Site in Nevada. It may be a version of Heliax, shown here: > http://tinyurl.com/km3jcn <http://tinyurl.com/km3jcn> > <http://tinyurl.com/km3jcn <http://tinyurl.com/km3jcn> > > It does require special connectors and preparation tools, which may be > quite > expensive. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of [email protected] <mailto:bbedoe%40aol.com> <mailto:bbedoe%40aol.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 9:02 AM > To: [email protected] > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] ANDREW 7/8 Hardline Question > > > > Hi All, > > I have a fellow ham who has asked me about some 7/8 Andrew hardline he has > received. > This hardline appears to have solid Aluminum center. > > On the cable it says: "ANDREW 36060-40 44250 8/81 DOE NV-RF-19 REV-2" > > We believe that this may have been used in microwave applications. > > Any ideas? > Thanks > Brian WD9HSY > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
