[Elecraft] Special type of coax - need info
Dennis Moore
dennis at mail4life.net
Tue Jan 16 15:05:35 EST 2018
Are you thinking of RG-6/U Twin Parallel Cable?
73, Dennis NJ6G
On 1/16/2018 11:55, Bill wrote:
> 30 years ago, when I was living in Fairfax County, VA, the TV cable
> was shipped around on a double coax cable. It resembled lamp cord or
> zip cord, and was two parallel coax lines with a webbing between them.
> I am in need of the proper name for that cable, so I can search some out.
>
> I used it as feed for a full size lazy 80 meter loop - about the same
> as tuned feeders would be used. It worked very well on all bands -
> providing lots of DX and a ton of local coverage also. Not a
> tri-bander - but it beat the socks off other wires and verticals. I
> want to duplicate that antenna this spring.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill W2BLC K-Line
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