[Elecraft] Coax and the walking VFO

Mon Nov 25 23:04:20 2002

Bruce:
  Get yourself some 9913F7.  It's about the same size as RG-8U but a lot 
more flexible. And it is very, very low loss and will easily handle 500w. 
The 'F' in the name indicates 'flexible' and the 7 is the number of 
strands.  Be careful not to confuse it with 9913, which is solid wire and 
quite stiff.

best wishes,

dave belsley, w1euy

--On Monday, November 25, 2002 4:10 PM -0700 Bruce Thompson 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Couple of questions for the experts.
>
> 1.  I believe I hit the walking VFO problem this weekend.  It only
> happened once and while I was transmitting.  I can't remember how that
> got resolved.  Was it a firmware change?  Note I should have the latest
> code that came with the KPA100.  I can't rule out hitting the tuning
> knob by mistake but I don't think I did.
>
> 2.  Can anyone suggest a type of coax that is more flexible than the RS
> RG-8U I'm using now, especially when its cold?  I need it to handle 500
> watts so the thin stuff probably won't do.  I only need a run of about
> 30 feet.  I run my K2 into an SGC500 amp up to a Fluid Motion beam
> portable from my truck.  Wrestling with coax that doesn't bend is a real
> pain.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> 73,
>
> Bruce KG0SH
>
>
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David A. Belsley
Professor of Economics