[SixClub] Recommended Coax?

[donroden at hiwaay.net]

Indoors, a good foam coax should be fine.
I try to find used 7/8 Heliax from two-way shops or
watch for abandoned cell or paging towers for long runs.
I was lucky enough to find a pair of 150 foot runs
of 1-5/8 heliax, but the connectors ( unless homebrewed )
are quite expensive.

I offered a friend who does 2m EME one of the runs, but
he said the difference between 7/8 and 1-5/8 on 144 was negligible.

Don R



Quoting kd4e <doc at kd4e.com>:

> I am slowly getting my Ham setup in place in the
> new QTH ...
>
> There is a 25' run from the operating desk to
> the Polyphaser lightning protection device
> mounted on the exterior metal shell, so that
> section of coax is not exposed to the weather,
> if that is relevant.
>
> What is a reasonable cost preferred coax you'd
> recommend that I use for this short run 6m,
> and also for 2/440?
>
> Or is that run so short that it doesn't really
> matter?
>
> Once outside then the run is about 100' to the
> planned 2/440 location and the same to the 6m,
> (maybe 125-150' depending on the routing). What
> coax is recommended for that?
>
> Note: The outside runs will run along the top
> of a PVC fence then along the top of a steel
> shipping container - then up the masts which
> are strapped to the steel container - those
> antennas will eventually get rotators.
>
>
> --
>
> .Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
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