Antenna Coax Recommendation please

[DualAntennas]

Antenna Coax Recommendation please.....
Just as the title says. I am hooking up an antenna for CB radio.
and I Don't want to play around with LMR-400 or Belden 9914 I am serious....
I want to know what is the biggest baddest lowest loss coax... you can possibly put PL-259 male connectors on? I want the best of the best here... with money being no object.

 

[w9cll]

LMR-400 or Belden 9913 unless you want to heliax but you really don't want to do that. How long of a run are you going to have? Btw for 27mhz LM-400 is serious coax.

 

[Mudfoot]

Mobile or base?

How long run?

Future expected power requirements?


So far, LMR-240 sounds best for you.


IDK what your wanting. Are you wanting something bigger than LMR-400 or 9913?

 

[DualAntennas]

Its going to be a Base Station Contacting a mobile station regularly for about a 100 ft. of coax run i.e. trucks in the area
I want the biggest stuff you can put CB Connectors on

 

[Mudfoot]

LMR-240

 

[2RT307]

Here's what I use:




It's BIG!

73,
RT307

 

[Mudfoot]

Then...

Just call or email any coax retailer and tell 'em that you want a hunnert foot of the biggest baddest coax they got.

 

[DualAntennas]

Its going to be a Base Station Contacting a mobile station regularly for about a 100 ft. of coax run i.e. trucks in the area
I want the biggest stuff you can put CB Connectors on

Any Knowlegable Moderator's have any suggestions
money is no object.

 

[Robb]

Doesn't take a moderator to answer that question.

A hunnert feet of 9913 or LMR400 or even LMR240 would be fine.
You could get the Heliax stuff; but at that length there wouldn't be much of a difference between the coax previously mentioned.
Heliax is very expensive and so are the connectors.
Best used for VHF or UHF radios; not needed for CB stuff at 100 ft or less.

Cheap coax is just that. It doesn't take too much exposure to the elements before it breaks down over a period of time. It has more loss on receive and transmit. The materials used to make it are just crap. It is never a bargain when you look at it like that.

Belden ('9913') or Times/Microwave ('LMR 240/400') make quality stuff.
You will be more than pleased with either brand.

 

[roadrage]

I like Times Microwave, personally. For a hundred foot run it is not necessary, but if money is no object LMR 400 would be the "biggest and baddest coax" and it will fit into a PL259. You could go with either LMR240 or even LMR200. Both are pretty comparable in attenuation and power handling. The LMR200 costs less, but my choice would be the LMR240

 

[222DBFL]

Times microwave lmr400 is the biggest coax that will fit the pl259 connectors I believe, anything larger and you will need at least 1/2" n-male connectors or 7/16" din male connectors. If you are wanting a coax that can handle power, I assume this as this is why you are asking for the largest, but Andrew ldf4-50b 1/2" superflex or ldf4 1/2" heliax coax will work. You will probably need the n-male or din male connectors for the latter 2 coax cables I have listed, don't know if Andrew makes a pl259 connector that fits the 1/2" coax. Good luck and hope you get it sorted out.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

FWIW yes Andrew does make PL-259 connectors for the LDF-4 heliax cable. I have several in my runs of it.

As for cable for CB, money may be no object however knowledge is. Going from Belden 9913 or LMR-400 to heliax will save you a whopping 1dB or thereabouts mayne less. Less than 1/4 of an S-unit on the meter however the wallet will be considerably lighter.

 

[222DBFL]

I want sure as I haven't used them on the ldf4 or superflex personally. I thought they might but didn't want to lead anyone in the wrong direction. I was just posting what else I thought he might want to use. I know it's not cheap, and it doesn't perform any Better, guess it's the way he asked. As if money isn't a factor. Thanks for the clarification on the connectors, at least now I know I can order some for myself when I setup my own base station.

 

[w9cll]

Any Knowlegable Moderator's have any suggestions
money is no object.

Really?..... Really? wow 'nuff is nuff...

 

[KC9Q]

Seriously, LMR-400 or 7/8" Heliax cable is low loss and expensive. But you could try RG-213/U. Easier to work with than either LMR-400 and definitely a lot easier than 7/8" Heliax. If you want maximum shielding then get RG-214/U (previously RG-9/U) which is double shielded RG-213/U cable. Both RG-213/U and RG-214/U are 50 ohm cables with non-contaminating jacket and polythene dielectric. Not as low loss as a foam dielectric cable, but is more crush resistant, and more impervious to water migration.

Mike