Those are unobtanium around these parts so I have to
get what's available at Ali, Ebay etc.
Anyway I prefer PTFE coax and soldered connectors.
RG316DS would be best (for me) but can't find non fake ones ...
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 at 04:02, Clyde Spencer <cftr01b@...> wrote:
OK lets run this off the cliff. If you have a propensity to build your own
cables I would suggest LMR195 ultraflex cable. This is the same size and
very similar characteristics as RG142but is much more flexible. LMR-195
ultraflex is a 100% shielded cable.There are a variety of crimp connectors
for LMR195 ultraflex and somewhat reasonable prices. Using cables from this
LMR195 ultraflex are more robust than those made with the RG316 cable and
provide less loss perfoot.
*Clyde K. Spencer*
On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 9:54 PM Dragan Milivojevic <
d.milivojevic@...>
wrote:
Get some semi rigid cables, the shield is soldered to the connector
shell so it won't come off any time soon. RG402 is the thicker and
stiffer
variant, RG405 is the thinner, more flexible one.
I got these (and some other M-M, M-F variants):
Avoid RG316, I bought a number of those on AliExpress and all were fake
(non PTFE insulator).
They can't use regular plastic as dielectric on semi rigid ones, since
the
shield
has to be dipped in solder, so all semi rigid cables use real PTFE.
The linked store also has real RG142, but those are quite springy so not
as
convenient to use.
On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 at 02:52, Bill Klymus W5PB <bktx75@...> wrote:
This past weekend, I accidentally pulled the SMA connector off one of
the
thin coaxial cables. The outer threaded portion came off, but the
center
pinwas still attached. The cable checks out, or at least seems to.
Should I
be wary of it's reliability? And if so, what is a good replacement
source.
I worry about these cables, being slightly stiff, that they can only
take
so much bending before they will fail, anyway.
