[R-390] R390A interconect cables

roy.morgan at nist.gov roy.morgan at nist.gov
Sat Mar 25 10:27:46 EST 2006


Quoting Robert Watson <kn4hhptc at yahoo.com>:

>... the coaxial interconnect cables are in
> pretty bad shape... Does anyone know of a good
> currently available cable to rebuild the original
> ones. 

RF Connections has the correct wire.
http://users.erols.com/rfc/index1.htm
Send an email or call if it is not listed on the web page.


 One suggestion was RG-174 which is small 50 ohm
> cable.  I'm just not sure how critical the cable
> impedance is.

The impedance is NOT critical.  Impedance is important when the electrical
length of the cable is a significant part (20 percent or more) of a wave length
at the operating frequency.

Roy
K1LKY


Roy Morgan
7130 Panorama Dr.
Derwood MD 20855


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