"Physician, heal thyself!" Did YOU look on www.repeater-builder.com? I know there's a cut chart (PDF file) that lists several models, including the 526 using RG214 coax. Probably in the Antenna section.
Do you know how good it feels to tell "the great one" to look in his own back yard for a change?!?!?! Sorry, I couldn't resist! Bob M. ====== --- On Tue, 9/2/08, Mike Morris WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Mike Morris WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Help needed on PD-526 UHF duplexer > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 4:26 PM > I picked up a PD-526 UHF duplexer as part of a rebuild of a > local community college repeater (W6BAB). > > See these two photos : > <http://www.repeater-builder.com/wa6ilq/pd526-duplexer/duplexer.jpg> > > <http://www.repeater-builder.com/wa6ilq/pd526-duplexer/rg-8.jpg> > > As visible in the photos this duplexer is missing the > center section of > the harness, plus it's so old that it has RG-8 jumpers > between the > cavities,and the outer jacket of that RG-8 is cracking. > > I'd like to replace the entire harness with modern > cable but > need some length measurements of the harness. > Does anybody have one that they can measure? > Any suggestions as to cable, or a vendor ? > > My current plan is to use RG-393 and new Kings or > Amphenol N Connectors. > > (Why 393? Well, it's going on a 60 watt repeater right > now, > and RG142 would be fine, but down the road the duplexer > will > probably end up on the output of a 250 w Micor, and if you > are > going to make up a harness that will be used for the next > 30 > years why impose limits on yourself ? Besides RG142 > is LOSSY) > > Mike WA6ILQ
