[amsat-bb] LMR-400 direct to antenna or no?

[Dino Papas]

I run LMR400 out to the preamps just below the rotator then LMR240 for the short run from the preamps to the antennas; the 240 is quite flexible and the additional loss in that short run is negligible.

73 - Dino KL0S

> On Mar312016, at 2135 PM, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I hope to put up my first rotating antenna soon and just received a nice length of LMR-400 to use. (regular, not "super-flex")
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> Having never seen LMR-400 before, I did not know how flexible it would be.  I would call it "medium"... not stiff as a pipe but not floppy, either.
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> My question is whether anyone using LMR-400 can recommend whether I should attach it directly to my antenna (with slack loops, of course)?
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> Or, should I get a few meters of something more flexible to attach to an antenna that needs to be free to rotate 360 degrees?
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> If a jumper is recommended, I would appreciate suggestions on what cable would work best for the task.  The frequency for this project is 70cm.
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> Thanks!
> 
> -Scott, K4KDR
> Montpelier, VA  USA