On (26 Dec 96) Bill Ewald wrote to All...
 BE>         A friend in Raleigh salvaged some cable TV hardline after
 BE> hurricane         Fran. It is 9/16" O.D., has a dense foam dielectric;
 BE> the inner
 BE>         conductor is aluminum  and about 1/8' diameter. I read an
 BE> article in         one of the ARRL "Hint's & Kinks" about using copper
 BE> compression         fittings to adapt 1/2" hardline to the PL-259
 BE> connector. Anyone here         have experience  with the hardline I've
 BE> described?
 BE>         I suppose I'll cross this bridge before I worry about matching
 BE> its         75 ohms.
Hello Bill.
There was a company advertising in QST, that had connectors for this, WITH
a impedance matching network from 75 to 52 ohms BUILT IN!
The cost was pretty cheap also, about $35.00  
Unfortunately, I no longer get QST, but someone out there might be able
to find it again.
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