Re: [amsat-bb] Jumper Coax

[Jim Wright <wa4ivm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Take a look at 9913F coax.  It is flexible enough for this use and not 
too lossy.  I have a crank-up/tilt-over tower, so I have to use it all 
the way to 67 feet plus the shack part.  The hard line is better, but it 
won't bend very many times until.............   However, it is nice to 
sit in a chair on the driveway and work on the antenna when needed.  Ten 
watts out of the TS2000X on 1268 MHz  plus 100 feet of 9913 works  AO-51 
with a M2 yagi about 10 feet long. 

Make sure you use the best N connectors you can afford and make them 
correctly!  They are waterproof if made correctly.

73,
Jim

Mark Brueggemann K5LXP wrote:

>Is there a preferred type of coax to be used for
>jumping around the AZ/EL rotors to connect to
>the antennas?  I have heliax run to a junction
>box below the rotors and would like to maintain
>relatively low loss for 1.2 and 2.4GHz but most
>low loss cables are pretty rigid.  What is the 
>best compromise between flexibility, durability
>and loss in this application?
>
>
>
>
>Mark K5LXP
>Albuquerque, NM
>----
>Sent via amsat-bb@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
>Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org
----
Sent via amsat-bb@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org