Re: [Elecraft] OT: ECore LMR400

2014-03-24 Thread Jim Brown
On 3/24/2014 2:41 PM, Josh Fiden wrote: CommScope is not "off brand" cable. Heliax is also a Commscope product. Right. Commscope is a first rate cable company, descendant of the Bell System breakup. Yes, they did buy Andrew. I have a lot of Commscope 3227 in my station -- #10 solid copper ce

Re: [Elecraft] OT: ECore LMR400

2014-03-24 Thread Buddy Brannan
It sure isn’t! They bought Andrews. So Heliax is now made by them. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Mar 24, 2014, at 5:41 PM, Josh Fiden wrote: > CommScope is not "off brand" cable. Heliax is also a Commscope product. > > 73, > Josh W6XU > > On 3/

Re: [Elecraft] OT: ECore LMR400

2014-03-24 Thread Josh Fiden
CommScope is not "off brand" cable. Heliax is also a Commscope product. 73, Josh W6XU On 3/22/2014 11:39 PM, Edward R Cole wrote: I bought some on e-bay a couple years ago (think it was Comscope brand) and it checked at the same loss figures as Time's Microwave LMR-400. I am using it in a non

Re: [Elecraft] OT: ECore LMR400

2014-03-22 Thread Edward R Cole
I have not seen or used this brand, but there are several manufacturers of LMR-400 "style" cable. I bought some on e-bay a couple years ago (think it was Comscope brand) and it checked at the same loss figures as Time's Microwave LMR-400. I am using it in a non-critical system so consider it

Re: [Elecraft] OT: ECore LMR400

2014-03-22 Thread KE8G
Hi George I don't have any experience with this particular one, but can highly recommend the LMR400 cable from DXEngineering. I am currently using it at the home QTH and plan on buying a 500ft spool, as soon a I return to replace all coax runs with it. 73 de Jim - KE8G Sent from my iPad > On

[Elecraft] OT: ECore LMR400

2014-03-22 Thread George Winship, NC5G
Anybody have real world experience with this. Specs the same as TimeWave LMR400, but price difference is considerable. 73, George NC5G -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/OT-ECore-LMR400-tp7585836.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.