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Coax question ?...

Oatmeal

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Which one of these works best, LMR 400UF or some Bury Flex coax ?....

And if it was the bury flex, how small of a roll can it be rolled in and not damage the coax inside ?....

The roll, would be to make a choke out of...
 

While all aftermarket cables are not good deal, I can tell you from first hand experience Jeffa Tech sells a very good copy of LMR-400 at good prices.
 
This computer and browser are acting sort of wierd and the original post disappeared. So, again.
I would lean in favor of Times Microwave if Ihad the choice. That doesn't mean that a 'copy' isn't any good, just that TMW will tend to want to hold their reputation, you know?
Not having had any experience with the 'buryflex' stuff, I have to assume that the major difference is the composition of the outer jacket. The 'insides' of the stuff should be the same as 'regular' LMR-400. There's a lot of 'scootch' in that 'should' thingy so you're on your own. If you think in terms of 6 to 9 inch diameter coils, either should handle that just dandy. (Look for a bending radius in the specs.)
Having said that, I also think that LMR-400 is a little bit of 'overkill' for HF feed lines. It would certainly work at HF, but it really has no 'huge' benefit. At HF, the differences between LMR-400 and a comparable -sized- cable of a 'lesser' type would be very hard to distinguish. Whatever floats your boat though.
- 'Doc
 
No smaller than 8 inches diameter for the choke. Regular LMR-400 will be really stiff and might want to go a little bigger because of the solid center conductor. You might check out the 400X or XF for a stranded center conductor and a lot easier to work with, but still at least 8" diameter for bending.
 

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