[Hallicrafters] Advice sought on antenna cable type

[rjones at theofficenet.com]

Rodney,

Use RG-58, it's what I've been using on my dipole for many years. At the lower 
frequencies, loss isn't even an issue. If you were on 10 Meters and doing a 
contest, I would suggest something better...

Radio Randy

Quoting Rodney Bunt <rodney_bunt at yahoo.com>:

> RG-213 is almost as good as RG-8 and much lighter.
> 
> At the frequencies (40m) and power (100W) that you are going to be using,
> RG-58 would be quite
> sufficient.
> 
> Yes, it is a bit more lossy, and yes, it won't handle a Kilowatt.
> 
> But it is MUCH lighter, and MUCH MUCH cheaper.
> 
> Rodney
> VK2KTZ
> 
> --- Waldo Magnuson <magnuson at mac.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >     I am about ready to put up a 40m dipole antenna between tall trees 
> > near my home.  The antenna will be up about 65 ft. (tall trees) and I 
> > am concerned with the coax weight from the antenna center to my house.  
> > RG-8 seems heavy, RG-8x has been suggested and Radio Shack has RG-8m.  
> > The leadin will be about 75 feet and I will be using my HT-37 (100 
> > watts) on the antenna.  I would appreciate experienced thoughts on the 
> > subject.  Thanks.
> > Skip Magnuson
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > List Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF **for assistance**
> > dfischer at usol.com
> > ----
> > Hallicrafters Collectors International: http://www.w9wze.org
> > ----
> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hallicrafters
> 
> 
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
> http://shopping.yahoo.com
> _______________________________________________
> List Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF **for assistance**
> dfischer at usol.com
> ----
> Hallicrafters Collectors International: http://www.w9wze.org
> ----
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hallicrafters
>