[Boatanchors] Drake cable question

[RAY FRIESS]

You are probably thinking of the Heathkit rigs.  Heath did recommend RG 62 for some of the connections between the sb 300 and 400.   


> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 16:28:17 -0700
> From: 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
> To: bonddaleena at aol.com; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Drake cable question
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> >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
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> >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.
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> >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....
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> >Just an old timer trying to learn.........
> >
> >ron
> >N4UE
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>     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. 
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