Cell Phone Hardline
 

I have an offer to purchase some used hardline from a cell phone system. Is it
suitable for use on 2m? Can it be run over a shingle roof or does it need
standoffs? What is a good price for 100 feet with N Connectors?

Here is the email that I received.

It is previously used and not new. If you feel it is worth somthing
to you, make up a price. I will see if I can find a another N-Female
connector to go on the other end. Posibly another N-Female for the open
end. Most of the Hard Line is from Cell Phone towers that are getting up
graded to a new lower loss feed line. Cell Swept Hard Line is more
expensive than standard run of the mill. Some Pieces have a ground wire on
them and a strain relif for hoisting up the tower (Finger Pusle grip lock).

Randy ka4nma
theplanters95 at aol.com

"Theplanters95" wrote

I have an offer to purchase some used hardline from a cell phone system.
Is it
suitable for use on 2m? Can it be run over a shingle roof or does it need
standoffs? What is a good price for 100 feet with N Connectors?

Recommend never buying used feedline, for any reason. If it's free, and you
don't find it perforated a million places from lightning, give it a try.
Otherwise the most it's worth is it's scrap value in copper, less the cost
of stripping the dialectric, shield and covering.

Jack

"Theplanters95" wrote

I have an offer to purchase some used hardline from a cell phone system.
Is it
suitable for use on 2m? Can it be run over a shingle roof or does it need
standoffs? What is a good price for 100 feet with N Connectors?

Recommend never buying used feedline, for any reason. If it's free, and you
don't find it perforated a million places from lightning, give it a try.
Otherwise the most it's worth is it's scrap value in copper, less the cost
of stripping the dialectric, shield and covering.

Jack


Unless it has succumbed to water damage or lightning, you should have no
problem with it. The insertion loss will be very low on 2M compared to other
(new ) options at the same price.

I use both new and used cable, and it is very rare that I find a piece of used
hardline that has unacceptable insertion loss.

Usually the problems arise at the connector, rather than the (hardline) cable
length itself.

73,
Chip N1IR

"Theplanters95" wrote in message
...
I have an offer to purchase some used hardline from a cell phone system.
Is it
suitable for use on 2m? Can it be run over a shingle roof or does it need
standoffs? What is a good price for 100 feet with N Connectors?

Here is the email that I received.

It is previously used and not new. If you feel it is worth somthing
to you, make up a price. I will see if I can find a another N-Female
connector to go on the other end. Posibly another N-Female for the open
end. Most of the Hard Line is from Cell Phone towers that are getting up
graded to a new lower loss feed line. Cell Swept Hard Line is more
expensive than standard run of the mill. Some Pieces have a ground wire
on
them and a strain relif for hoisting up the tower (Finger Pusle grip
lock).

Randy ka4nma
theplanters95 at aol.com


Randy,

It can not hurt to look at the feedline - it would be a good idea to find
out the size you are dealing with 1/2" ; 3/4"; 7/8"; 1" etc.
The traditional cellular (AMPS) frequency allocation is 800 MHz - 900 MHz.

The Personal Communications Service or PCS -- which is at 1.8 - 2.0 GHz was
established by the FCC
in 1984, with auctions of the spectrum in 1985. Each auction allowed 2 or 3
primary bidders for spectrum for each major
geographical area of the US. Sprint Spectrum (now known as Sprint PCS)
acquired primary allocations for 95% of these
areas.

gb

You might need a second mortgage if you have to buy the connector.
He doesn't say what size.
Standoff???

"Theplanters95" wrote in message
...
I have an offer to purchase some used hardline from a cell phone system.
Is it
suitable for use on 2m? Can it be run over a shingle roof or does it need
standoffs? What is a good price for 100 feet with N Connectors?

Here is the email that I received.

It is previously used and not new. If you feel it is worth somthing
to you, make up a price. I will see if I can find a another N-Female
connector to go on the other end. Posibly another N-Female for the open
end. Most of the Hard Line is from Cell Phone towers that are getting up
graded to a new lower loss feed line. Cell Swept Hard Line is more
expensive than standard run of the mill. Some Pieces have a ground wire
on
them and a strain relif for hoisting up the tower (Finger Pusle grip
lock).

Randy ka4nma
theplanters95 at aol.com

He think it is Andrews LDF-5 or 6 (7/8") it can be run on the roof. Center
conductor is a hollow tube.

Randy ka4nma

free is a good price. anything more and you are paying to take out their
garbage. connectors can be built for most hardlines from simple plumbing
fittings and common connectors and adapters. it would run over a shingle
roof just fine, you just want to make sure it doesn't flop around or it
could wear on the shingles or rub through it's outer jacket.

"Theplanters95" wrote in message
...
I have an offer to purchase some used hardline from a cell phone system.
Is it
suitable for use on 2m? Can it be run over a shingle roof or does it need
standoffs? What is a good price for 100 feet with N Connectors?

Here is the email that I received.

It is previously used and not new. If you feel it is worth somthing
to you, make up a price. I will see if I can find a another N-Female
connector to go on the other end. Posibly another N-Female for the open
end. Most of the Hard Line is from Cell Phone towers that are getting up
graded to a new lower loss feed line. Cell Swept Hard Line is more
expensive than standard run of the mill. Some Pieces have a ground wire
on
them and a strain relif for hoisting up the tower (Finger Pusle grip
lock).

Randy ka4nma
theplanters95 at aol.com