RG-62U Coax

[Larry Bratcher]

Guess what...I went to work today and found an entire roll of RG-62U that we
no longer use.  Guess it was left over from the older networking days.

Thanks to everyone for their help.

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Richards" <k6uuz at JUNO.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: RG-62U Coax


> I guess I am one of those "purists". I disagree and think someone should
> present the other side so this fellow doesn't get the wrong idea. I feel
> there are very valid reasons why the Heathkit engineers specify a
> specific cable for these applications. Unless you are an experienced
> engineer, I don't believe in substituting for any specified part. It may
> work sometimes or you may have undesirable side effects that you are not
> even aware of. My advice: stick with the specified part unless you think
> you are smarter than the engineers who designed it !
>
> If Larry will send me his mailing address, I will send him some RG-62
> gratis. I would rather do that, than see him use the wrong cable. Also,
> stick with the 2'. They specified that for a reason, too.
>
> Ed Richards
>
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:29:37 -0800 Glen Zook <gzook at YAHOO.COM> writes:
> > Although some "purists" will disagree, I have used
> > RG58/U on both my original SB-301 / SB-401 combination
> > (1967 to 1973) and on my present SB-301 / SB-401
> > combination with NO PROBLEMS what-so-ever.  Also used
> > it between a SB-303 and the SB-401 before I traded off
> > the SB-303.
> >
> > Just keep the lengths as short as possible for the
> > three cables that are used for the circuits that
> > control the transceive functions.  The antenna cable
> > can be any convenient length.
> >
> > Glen, K9STH
> >
> >
> > --- Larry Bratcher <lbratche at SWBELL.NET> wrote:
> >
> > Can I use some other coax besides RG-62
> >
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