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Date: | Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:23:24 -0400 |
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Hello, again, everyone.
Last week, when I had some help over here to resurrect my 40-foot mast to
support my HF antennas, we decided to put up an extra VHF/UHF J-pole antenna
on the very top of the mast. This was kind of an impulsive decision, so I
had to scrounge together what coax I could for the feed line. In my
scrounging efforts, I found what I thought was a 50-foot piece of RG9913
coax. It only had a PL259 on one end, but I wasn't too worried about the
prospect of putting another connector on the shack end at some point.
Today, out of basic curiosity, I thought I should check to see exactly what
kind of coax I was dealing with, and was somewhat dismayed to find that, in
reality, it is RG213U.
What I need to know now is whether I'm in serious trouble here.
I know that RG213U is not as high-quality as RG9913, but I'm hoping it will
be reasonably adequate for an outdoor back-up VHF/UHF antenna.
If this kind of coax is not suitable for what I need, I may have to bribe my
friend to climb up there and replace it with something better.
I'm going to a local swap next week-end, so can pick up some 9913 there if
this looks to be a truly necessary step.
I'd be interested in any thoughts.
Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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