[Elecraft] Now General RF Issue WAS 160m loop experiment a big failure

[n5ge at n5ge.com]

The point made by Mosley was that the 9913 *style* coax can be crushed easily
due to the material used for insulation between the center conductor and the
shield. RG213 *style* coax does not suffer from that deficiency.

I suppose I could have looked up the MIL STD number of both the coaxes and
referred to them in that way, but if I had done so, only experts in reading MIL
STD numbers would have got the point.

Thank you for passing on your knowledge regarding coax, Jim.

73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:42:17 -0700, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

>On 10/22/2011 9:33 AM, n5ge at n5ge.com wrote:
>> According to Mosley, the maker of many military antennas, that's why the
>> military doesn't use it on the ground or in the ground.  They use RG213, which
>> will not crush when run over by vehicles with tires.
>
>That information is probably rather dated. Although RG-numbers used to 
>be a specification for cable (MANY years ago), they are now no more than 
>a generic description of size and impedance.  You must get to a 
>manufacturer's part number and data sheet to know what a cable really is.
>
>73, Jim K9YC
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