And I get for each of my rigs a 12-18inch M-F coax pigtail. Takes the tension out of the rig's ANT feed. And much easier to replace the pigtail than a connector on the rig.
On the Y FT-2980, a pigtail is really needed because of the tightness of where the ANT port is. It has a protection ring around it. Seems Y used a Standard commercial rig body for the 2980. But excellent radio overall in quality. ABR can do custom cables. And Will Call Mo-Fr. Dominic Mazoch Please note: message attached From: KJ Anderson via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: KJ Anderson <kj5...@arrl.net> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Good Coax? Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:57:44 +0000
If it hasn't been shared, here's a great calculator that will give you the feed line loss of different cables. For anything HF, for a run less than 100', I'll tell you the standard RG-8X you can get off Amazon will suit you just fine. I'm running less than 100W from my 991A into an off-center fed random wire inverted V with the peak 30' off the ground, and I'm into every continent but Antartica no sweat. I'm probably putting more energy into the dirt than in the air, but if it works, I mean.... The calculator will quickly demonstrate for VHF, RG-8X is simply not viable for any lengthy run. UHF- forget it. You need something fatter, I recommend ABR-400, it's a pliable, bendable competitor to LMR-400, though slightly worse on attenuation. You won't know the difference. ABR has been really good to me, they'll treat you really well. Feed Line Loss Calculator: https://www.qsl.net/co8tw/Coax_Calculator.htm Good Coax I'm using on two different HF runs: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008APMTEW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Picture of my FT-8 propagation in June is attached. Coax runs of above product have been up in direct weather since August of 2020. ------------------------------------------------- KJ Anderson 253-380-2636 www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd<http://www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd> From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> On Behalf Of Keith Dutson via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 1:24 PM To: Shannon Tassin via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: Keith Dutson <kdut...@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Good Coax? I measured less than .1 db at 50MHz. On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 10:31:26 AM CDT, Shannon Tassin via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: While we are on the topic of coax.... I am in need of buying a few pieces for my mobile kit. Instead of buying one really long piece, I think I would prefer 2 or 3 smaller pieces to make use easier. I could connect with barrel connectors to get the length I need for each specific deployment. So my question is - is their significant cable loss in using the barrel connectors? On Oct 26, 2022, at 10:23 AM, mark janzer via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: I'll 2nd Dwayne's response about ABR. As for Wireman, they specialize more with antenna wire and baluns/ferrites. They're a good company. 73 K5MGJ On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 10:00:38 AM CDT, Dwayne Jones via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: Buy local..Support local. Support a company that supports BVARC. Go to ABR Industries https://abrind.com/<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fabrind.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C8e25aca9fbd9496a512208dab77f3ccc%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638024054350907191%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7983Y7HF9HC%2FGRPLHz9XkI2g6ryHpkzLfASP5nny6SM%3D&reserved=0> here in Houston. He comes to the BVARC hamfest and buys tables. BTW I have no opinion on Wireman. Dwayne KB5YTA On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 9:52 AM Hassan Thomas via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: Hello BRAZOS, Curious what folks think of the wireman<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthewireman.com%2Fproduct%2F50ft-rg8x-mini-low-loss-pl259-installed%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C8e25aca9fbd9496a512208dab77f3ccc%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638024054350907191%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3TiuAHJYpEJeKAWgmQFHfmji%2FSOV7seBFb1ZkJYhKJY%3D&reserved=0> coax. Is this a decent/good coax? Any other manufacturers folks have used and recommend? Thank you. 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