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Gashmore · 21-03-2009, 10:11

I was just trying to keep things easy to handle. LMR-400 is more than a half an inch thick, heavy and can't be rolled up less than about 24" in diameter. That is a pretty big bundle to stow. I use LMR-400/600 and hard line in my HAM shack and will run 400 up the mast to my VHF antenna (probably over kill but I am short on RG-213 and long on LMR-400) but the 400 would be a bear to argue with in a portable system on a boat. A short run of 200 is the best compromise in this situation.

21-03-2009, 10:11	#70
Gashmore Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 94	I was just trying to keep things easy to handle. LMR-400 is more than a half an inch thick, heavy and can't be rolled up less than about 24" in diameter. That is a pretty big bundle to stow. I use LMR-400/600 and hard line in my HAM shack and will run 400 up the mast to my VHF antenna (probably over kill but I am short on RG-213 and long on LMR-400) but the 400 would be a bear to argue with in a portable system on a boat. A short run of 200 is the best compromise in this situation.