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        "address": "tosca005 (a) umn.edu",
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    "sender_name": "John Toscano",
    "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] LMR-400 direct to antenna or no?",
    "date": "2016-04-03T01:43:10Z",
    "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/JZRWYCPKYQPWM3QSZTHYOGIIGWRNZ6TA/?format=api",
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    "content": "What he said. In other words, I concur. I have had a whole bunch of VHF/UHF\nantennas fed witl plain LMR400 for years, and with a bit of a coil around\nthe mast, it all worked fine.\n73 de W0JT/5\nEL09vu\n\nOn Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 8:43 PM, w4upd <[email protected]> wrote:\n\n> I would do like I did to my 9913. This is rather stiff cable. I went a\n> couple of turns loosely around the mast and around the boom for elevation.\n> I would do this with the antennas at 0 elevation and 360/0 degree azimuth.\n> In this way it acts like a simple spring which opens or tightens slightly\n> as the rotation of the mast and/or boom occur. I had my 9913 this way for\n> over 15 years without a problem. I suspect the LMR400 should work the same.\n> In this way you are not inducing any losses with additional cables and\n> connectors.\n>\n> Just my two cents.\n>\n> Reid, W4UPD\n> Amsat: 17002\n>\n>\n> On 3/31/2016 9:35 PM, Scott wrote:\n>\n>> I hope to put up my first rotating antenna soon and just received a nice\n>> length of LMR-400 to use. (regular, not \"super-flex\")\n>>\n>> Having never seen LMR-400 before, I did not know how flexible it would\n>> be.  I would call it \"medium\"... not stiff as a pipe but not floppy, either.\n>>\n>> My question is whether anyone using LMR-400 can recommend whether I\n>> should attach it directly to my antenna (with slack loops, of course)?\n>>\n>> Or, should I get a few meters of something more flexible to attach to an\n>> antenna that needs to be free to rotate 360 degrees?\n>>\n>> If a jumper is recommended, I would appreciate suggestions on what cable\n>> would work best for the task.  The frequency for this project is 70cm.\n>>\n>> Thanks!\n>>\n>> -Scott, K4KDR\n>> Montpelier, VA  USA\n>> _______________________________________________\n>> Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\n>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.\n>> Opinions expressed\n>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\n>> AMSAT-NA.\n>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>>\n>>\n> _______________________________________________\n> Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\n> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions\n> expressed\n> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\n> AMSAT-NA.\n> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n",
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