[R-390] RF Coaxial Cables

[n4buq at knology.net]

I heard from the seller.  He has a bit of this on odd length spools.  I've 
asked him for a price for 100'.  My plan would be to sell it in 8' or 10' 
lengths, enough to do a single radio, to listmembers.  I'll let you all 
know the price and if we have enough folks interested, it might be a better 
deal than everyone bidding against each other (and there may be folks who 
don't do eBay or PayPal).

73,

Barry - N4BUQ

On 13 Jul 2006 20:05:55 -0000, "n4buq at knology.net" <n4buq at knology.net> 
wrote :

> A few months ago, I started looking for some suitable cable to replace 
the 
> output coax from my PTO as well as the other RF connections to the IF 
deck 
> and crystal deck.  These have gotten rather worn in my radios and worry 
me 
> every time I start fooling with them.  They may be electrically okay for 
> now, but with the jacket being broken in a few places, it makes the cable 
> kind of weak in those areas and I'm constantly worried about the inner 
> jacket failing at those same weak points.
> 
> I finally found something that looks to be a perfect fit.  Some have 
> suggested using RG178, but its OD is typically 0.072" or smaller and, as 
> such, the clamp in the PTO won't grab on the jacket of the coax.  I made 
it 
> work with a little shrink tubing, but wasn't really satisfied with it.  
> Besides, RG178 is a bit small looking to be a replacement for the 
original 
> cable.
> 
> Some have suggested RG174 but with an OD of 0.100" or greater, it won't 
fit 
> in the various connectors.
> 
> The original cable's OD is about 0.084" and the coax I have is about 
0.083" 
> so it should work just fine.  It is PTFE (Teflon(r)) inside and out with 
> silver-plated braid and inner conductor so it should be a very nice 
> replacement cable.
> 
> I stumbled across this on eBay and the fellow is selling another lot of 
it 
> so if you're interested I can point you to the auction.  I don't know how 
> much of it he has in stock, but I've emailed him to see.
> 
> Also, if anyone's interested, I may sell some of mine.  I had to buy 25' 
> and don't plan using all of it, but I don't know if/how much I'll have 
left.
> 
> I'm just happy to finally have a good cable and hope I can get all of 
them 
> replaced.  The ones in my Motorola are quite ratty.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Barry - N4BUQ
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