> I checked a few sources - BOR ("Bust-Out Retail") real Belden Silver
> Plated RG214 *is* about $5.50 a foot. Others, like Coleman, are
> allot less.
>
> "Standard" (nickle plate) RG214 was in Tessco's Outlet at $0.89 a
> foot.
>
> So if making jumpers, not going hundreds of feet, nickle plated
> would do fine for me. (BTW - half-inch hardline, like the venerable
> Andrews LDF4-50, is about $2-$3 a foot if you shop.)
The whole reason for using RG-214 or similar cables in a repeater
installation is for their low-noise and high-shielding properties, not loss
characteristics. You lose the low-noise part when you go with the
"commercial" RG-214 which has a copper or tinned copper braid.
In reality, if you wander hamfests and Ebay, you can find real RG-214/U as
well as 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" Superflex for a whole lot less. 1/2"
Superflex, in particular, seems be particularly plentiful, and cheap. The
connectors are usually around $5 on Ebay which is comparable to high-quality
silver/teflon type N's for RG-214.
As far as regular Heliax, I usually pay around $1.25 a foot for LDF4-50A
new, and sometimes under $1.00 if it's part of a bigger order. I usually
buy from Tessco or Harris.
If you're looking for 1/2" LDF, go on Ebay and search for a user named
"valuesurplus". Last time I talked to him he had several thousand feet of
new 1/2" and he was selling it for under $1/ft in small quantities, less for
longer lengths.
--- Jeff
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