[Boatanchors] Drake cable question

[Richard Knoppow]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Bussiere via Boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Jun 6, 2014 3:43 PM
>To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Boatanchors] Drake cable question
>
>I finally found a 'rough' but complete T-4XB transmitter to go with my beloved R-4Bs.
>I have a lot of Drakes and the CDs, etc.
>
>Just wondering about the cables to connect the xmitter and rec. I know that RG-62 is 'recommended', and I actually may have some, In fact, I'm sure I do.
>However, just wondering why that 93 ohm cable was picked. Was it a matter of capacitance/foot, loss, resonance, what?
>That was a LONG time ago, and I have lots of the new low-loss RG-6, RG-59, RG-58. For such a small length, I'm wondering how much difference it makes on HF....
>
>Just an old timer trying to learn.........
>
>ron
>N4UE

    I double checked the handbook for both RX and TX and see nothing about recommended cable.  I use good quality hi-fi cables on my twins and they seem to work fine.  I have some memory that the injection cable should have relatively low capacitance but have not had any trouble the plain hi-fi hook up cables.  I am not sure if Garey Barrell, the maven from the Drake list monitors this list but if so I will defer to his opinion on this.