RE: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-14 Thread Paul Finch
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 12:27 PMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use? Sorry that is super flex. I did not have breakfast   Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-14 Thread mch
Less filling? That would be air dielectric, right? ;-> Joe M. > Kevin Custer wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > You will want to run things like Andrews Supper flex > > > > Where can you buy this cable? I'm hungry... > I'd bet you could "Cook" something up Dean, you know, great taste,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-14 Thread CookTowersInc
Sorry that is super flex. I did not have breakfast   Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo!

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-14 Thread Kevin Custer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You will want to run things like Andrews Supper flex Where can you buy this cable?  I'm hungry... I'd bet you could "Cook" something up Dean, you know, great taste, less filling. Kevin Custer Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-14 Thread Mark A. Holman
From: "Mark Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use? > > Dont use radio shack RG8/U. I had a 6 foot length in a > repeater and spent a month trying to find my desense &g

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-14 Thread CookTowersInc
Hello All, You will want to use a hard-line coax cable. I would say 1/2" will server you well at 50'. Yes 7/8" would be better but the price of the hard-line and the price of the connectors would be much higher. One thing you did not mention was jumpers. This is also very important on a repea

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-13 Thread Mark Wilson
Dont use radio shack RG8/U. I had a 6 foot length in a repeater and spent a month trying to find my desense problem. Turned out the cable was breaking down . --- Miguel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello everyone > > thanks for reading my post.. > > I have a uhf repeater in the ham

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-13 Thread mch
repeater feed line from. > Good Luck and 73, > Russ, W3CH > > - Original Message - > From: "Miguel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 6:37 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use? > > > &g

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-13 Thread Eric Lemmon
Miguel, If you have a good antenna that is properly matched, and a duplexer that is properly tuned, your primary concern is to minimize the attenuation in the feedline between the duplexer and the antenna. A good rule of thumb is to select your feedline so that the loss at the higher of the two

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-13 Thread STeve Andre'
On Sunday 13 February 2005 23:37, Miguel wrote: > Hello everyone > > thanks for reading my post.. > > I have a uhf repeater in the ham band... I want to know which is a > good cable coax to use to minimized the swr and good communications.. > > some people tell me the lmr-400 others the rg-213 > >

Re: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-13 Thread russ
d 73, Russ, W3CH - Original Message - From: "Miguel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 6:37 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use? > > > > Hello everyone > > thanks for reading my post.. > > I hav

[Repeater-Builder] which kind of cable coax should I use?

2005-02-13 Thread Miguel
Hello everyone thanks for reading my post.. I have a uhf repeater in the ham band... I want to know which is a good cable coax to use to minimized the swr and good communications.. some people tell me the lmr-400 others the rg-213 but which one is better or is there something else... than