[Milsurplus] RG-114

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

That low capacitance is highly desirable for auto-radio feed.
I remember that the use of RG-58/59 between a ham-band converter
and your auto radio made for degraded BC band reception.

 
73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City, OK


> From: revcom at wbsnet.org
> To: al at ar88.net; ramcam at magma.ca
> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:08:49 -0600
> CC: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] RG-114
> 
> About the size of auto-radio lead in and it has a very small center 
> conductor.
> Is listed as very low capacitance coax.
> Google has some good sites on coax, www.std-wire.com is very informative.
> 
> Rod
> K0EQH
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Al Klase" 
> To: "Ralph Cameron" 
> Cc: 
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] RG-114
> 
> 
>> Wild Guess: Car-radio antenna lead-in. - Regards, Al
>>
>> Ralph Cameron wrote:
>>> Anyone know the use for RG-114 coax cable. It has an impedance of 185ohms
>>> and I wonder if it was used in delay lines.
>>>
>>> I have about 25 ft of it and the center condutor is very small.
>>>
>>> Ralph
>>> VE3BBM
>>>