OT: ECore LMR400

[George Winship, NC5G]

Anybody have real world experience with this. Specs the same as TimeWave LMR400, but price difference is considerable.

73, George NC5G

[KE8G]

Hi George
I don't have any experience with this particular one, but can highly recommend the LMR400 cable from DXEngineering.  I am currently using it at the home QTH and plan on buying a 500ft spool, as soon a I return to replace all coax runs with it.

73 de Jim - KE8G

Sent from my iPad

> On Mar 22, 2014, at 1:17 PM, "George Winship, NC5G" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Anybody have real world experience with this. Specs the same as TimeWave
> LMR400, but price difference is considerable.
>
> 73, George NC5G
>
>
>
> --
> View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/OT-ECore-LMR400-tp7585836.html
> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:[hidden email]
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> Message delivered to [hidden email]

______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Edward R Cole]

I have not seen or used this brand, but there are several
manufacturers of LMR-400 "style" cable.  I bought some on e-bay a
couple years ago (think it was Comscope brand) and it checked at the
same loss figures as Time's Microwave LMR-400.  I am using it in a
non-critical system so consider it a reasonable risk.

But for my 1500w  eme systems I only use Time's LMR cables or Andrew
Heliax, because they have the reputation backing their specs.  I run
mostly LMR-600 and LDF7-50 1-5/8 inch diameter Heliax.  There is some
LMR-400 on the antennas to keep weight down (eight 18-foot
runs).  The LMR-400 only carries one-fourth of the power distributed
to four antennas.

I have largely stopped buying any RG-8 or RG-213 (but have some in
use on HF).  The shield coverage on the cheap mfrs of these is
pitiful.  But you can trust Belden and Amphenol for their stuff.  If
you run QRO it  will make much more importance to buy known
quality.  If not then it might not.  On the other hand if you run QRP
you want every dB of signal so going cheap is also not a good
idea.  If you are outfitting a boat radio, cheap is "not"; you will
be replacing cheap cable way more often.

So it remains a personal decision for you.

73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
     "Kits made by KL7UW"
Dubus Mag business:
     [hidden email]

______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Josh Fiden]

CommScope is not "off brand" cable. Heliax is also a Commscope product.

73,
Josh W6XU

On 3/22/2014 11:39 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
> I bought some on e-bay a couple years ago (think it was Comscope
> brand) and it checked at the same loss figures as Time's Microwave
> LMR-400.  I am using it in a non-critical system so consider it a
> reasonable risk.

______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Buddy Brannan]

It sure isn’t! They bought Andrews. So Heliax is now made by them.

--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: [phone] or 888-75-BUDDY



On Mar 24, 2014, at 5:41 PM, Josh Fiden <[hidden email]> wrote:

> CommScope is not "off brand" cable. Heliax is also a Commscope product.
>
> 73,
> Josh W6XU
>
> On 3/22/2014 11:39 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
>> I bought some on e-bay a couple years ago (think it was Comscope brand) and it checked at the same loss figures as Time's Microwave LMR-400.  I am using it in a non-critical system so consider it a reasonable risk.
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:[hidden email]
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> Message delivered to [hidden email]

______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Jim Brown-10]

On 3/24/2014 2:41 PM, Josh Fiden wrote:
> CommScope is not "off brand" cable. Heliax is also a Commscope product.

Right. Commscope is a first rate cable company, descendant of the Bell
System breakup. Yes, they did buy Andrew.

I have a lot of Commscope 3227 in my station -- #10 solid copper center,
excellent foam dielectric, shield is similar to LMR400. I also have some
of the plenum version -- jacket and dielectric are different, smaller
o.d., loss about the same at HF. VERY good stuff.

73, Jim K9YC
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]