Re: [Elecraft] OT: Leaky coax

2017-04-17 Thread Barry
Ken G Kopp wrote > Trivia: It's not unusual for a grain train to be much longer that the > tunnel through the Continental Divide. Reminiscing back to my third semester of Physics in college (Relativity), it depends on the speed of the train :-) Barry W2UP -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Leaky coax

2017-04-16 Thread jasimmons
I designed several in-building systems with leaky coax, some over 1000'. I have even used RG6 with the shield removed every 18" with a grinder and then covered with Scotch 33. This worked very well and made my boss very happy! This was for 152 MHz paging. Making the shield slots was easy and I

[Elecraft] OT: Leaky coax

2017-04-15 Thread Ken G Kopp
Lots of "leaky" coax in use, both passive and active. Used in mines, buildings, both large and tall, paging systems in hospitals, etc. Here in the mountains of Montana most RR tunnels have it for carrying control signals between front and rear multiple-engine units. There are antennas connect