[Ares-races] Your opinion requested

[kd5czm1@iwon.com]

Here's what I have.

Brand new repeater, preprogrammed. Matching antenna.  Where? Courthouse basement--home of the EOC.  The antenna to be mounted on the courthouse apex, 150 to 175 feet up. Between the two are dozens upon dozens of coaxial cables, mostly RG8 and others snaking their way through all three floors.  Few are terminated.  I proposed hosting a 'coax party' to find and terminate some runs so as to finish the installation of the repeater station.  The Emergency Program Manager said, 'Why bother? Here is some brand new coaxial cable. Go ahead and use it.'  His idea is to save us the work of identifying, tagging and terminating the cables already in place.

What's the problem, you say?  He gave me two spools of cable. One is LMR195, given to him by the same shop who sold him the repeater.  The other spool is RG8X.  I have to agree, routing and terminating new cable would save us time but of the two types which would you use?

Your help appreciated.

Joe Guerra KD5CZM ARES EC Kleberg County TX

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