Hardline/Heliax should *never* be connected directly to an antenna. ALWAYS use a jumper.
Joe M. Joe wrote: > I would agree on 1/2" being a good alternative. The 1/2" would only > require a connector at both ends, eliminating 4 connectors that would be > used on the jumpers when using 7/8" line. After eliminating the loss > (and potential problems) of the 4 connectors, 1/2" would come close to > matching the 7/8" in line loss. > > Joe > > larynl2 wrote: >> If I may argue Eric's good advice here, for a 100' or so run, I would not be >> bothered by using 1/2" Heliax. For less than 1db more loss at 70cm, it's >> much cheeper and easier to run... >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
