Cushcraft cable - what is it? - OT

[M0XDF]

Can anyone tell me what this Cushcraft cable is like please?

Written on it (in the sequence it appears) is

Ultralink 93605 Cushcraft / Signals Manchester N.H. E82833  10 AWG  75 C  (UL) Type CL2 ... LL82959 (CSA) CXC 60 C  FT-4

It has a substansial close brade screen (silver) over a foil wrapper, then what appears to be a polyester or polama dialectric with a solid copper core.

I have 15m donated and trying to determine how good this will be for 2M, how lossey or not etc.

I think it might be what I used to call 'ThickNet'?

73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 

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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML]

David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote on 10/10/08 05:31 PM:

> Can anyone tell me what this Cushcraft cable is like please?
>
> Written on it (in the sequence it appears) is
>
> Ultralink 93605 Cushcraft / Signals Manchester N.H. E82833  10 AWG  75 C
>  (UL) Type CL2 ... LL82959 (CSA) CXC 60 C  FT-4
>
> It has a substansial close brade screen (silver) over a foil wrapper,
> then what appears to be a polyester or polama dialectric with a solid
> copper core.
>
> I have 15m donated and trying to determine how good this will be for 2M,
> how lossey or not etc.

google really is a wonderful tool - people oughta use it :P

http://msrc.wvu.edu/lcit/EE-RF/manuf-pages/cushcraft.dir/catcom2.pdf

     ~Iain

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[M0XDF]

yes, I did and found some comments on it, I'm not sure what frequency.  
it's go to though
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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On 11 Oct 2008, at 01:38, Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM wrote:

>
>
> David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote on 10/10/08 05:31 PM:
>> Can anyone tell me what this Cushcraft cable is like please?
>> Written on it (in the sequence it appears) is
>> Ultralink 93605 Cushcraft / Signals Manchester N.H. E82833  10 AWG  
>> 75 C  (UL) Type CL2 ... LL82959 (CSA) CXC 60 C  FT-4
>> It has a substansial close brade screen (silver) over a foil  
>> wrapper, then what appears to be a polyester or polama dialectric  
>> with a solid copper core.
>> I have 15m donated and trying to determine how good this will be  
>> for 2M, how lossey or not etc.
>
> google really is a wonderful tool - people oughta use it :P
>
> http://msrc.wvu.edu/lcit/EE-RF/manuf-pages/cushcraft.dir/catcom2.pdf
>
>    ~Iain
>

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[Peter Howson]

David

Apart from the dielectric it looks similar to W103 -  Probably also has the same
diameter of centre conductor. Therefore will not fit a standard N type without
modifying either the conductor or the pin. (Been there with W103).

73
Peter
GM8GAX
K2 - 4027
K3 - 933

P.S. Katiegram received yesterday that my KRX3 will be shipped in within the
next 1 to 2 weeks.




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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML]

David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote on 10/10/08 05:40 PM:
> yes, I did and found some comments on it, I'm not sure what frequency.
> it's go to though

That doc gives loss per 100ft at different freqs. There's also;

http://www.cushcraft.com/wireless-products.asp?id=1919

1.5dB at 150MHz, since you mentioned 2m...

     ~Iain

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