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Old August 16th 03, 02:59 AM
Steve
 
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"Ian White, G3SEK" wrote in message
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Steve wrote:
I'm currently using this coax with a vertical and I'm very pleased with

it.
I am building a 15 ele yagi for 2m and would like to use the Westflex but
I'm concerned that it might be a bit too stiff to use with a rotator

mounted
antenna. Has anyone tried this ?


Yes, to my grief. If it's bent sharply, the inner conductor is pushed
sideways and the copper foil tears. Even if you use a very big loop, the
bending still tends to be concentrated into two small areas at the ends
of the loop.

It's better to get down below the rotator loop in a more flexible cable
such as RG213, and then change to the low-loss Westflex for the longer
part of the run.


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Joining the two lengths with 'N' plugs / adaptor ???

Steve