Right now I'm strictly 2/70cm, no HF yet. And it will be a while before I can even begin to think about an HF rig.
Right now I'm strictly 2/70cm, no HF yet. And it will be a while before I can even begin to think about an HF rig.
LMR-400 at the minimum.Originally Posted by K9CCH
Look at the cost this way... better to spend a little more NOW to get quality coax (and 8262 is not known to be a good V/UHF coax), than to have to rip out the coax used, throw it away, and then replace it with the good stuff. Consider the "cost" of your time & effort as well, especially if you may have to "undo" and then "redo" the job.
One suggestion: As long as you're drilling a hole for coax, drill an extra one or two. Saves time in the long run, do it while you have the tools handy. Now, if you can get one at a hamfest, you could mount a "long barrel" (12 inch to 18 inch double-female SO-239) for future use, or even just put a short run of coax there (I would put a baggie and a lot of tape around the outside connector to protect it from the weather)
You may not have HF today, but you might down the road. Or have a need for another V/UHF band. etc.
Just a suggestion.
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Im not drilling anything. The satellite dish is directly above the room that the radio will be going in. And there is already coax running from the dish to the room. But it's Cable TV coax installed for our modem. We've since switched companies and now that we have Uverse those lines aren't used anymore. I'm just going to pull it out and replace it.
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