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From: Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net>
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Subject: Re: Dressing RG6
Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 18:27:08 -0000 (UTC)
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Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
> Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:
>> I've several short (a few feet) lengths of RG6 that I
>> would like to "strongly coerce" into assuming a particular
>> dressing.
>> 
>> Securing the cables to a stationary surface isn't practical
>> without significantly lengthening them and distorting
>> their "natural" routing.
>> 
>> But, ISTM that I should be able to slip each cable into
>> a comparable diameter copper (?) pipe and then use traditional
>> tools to bend that pipe into the appropriate configuration.
>> I'd have to observe constraints like minimum bend radius
>> but are there other issues that I might "discover" down the
>> road?
>> 
>> 
> 
> You’re planning to make a random- length shotgun balun. 
> 
> Cheers 
> 
> Phil Hobbs 
> 

Bazooka balun. 

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