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[Towertalk] Really dumb question on coax

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Subject: [Towertalk] Really dumb question on coax
From: swca@swbell.net (Mark Beckwith)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 21:48:56 -0500
If it were my station the answer would depend a LOT on if this was a 10
meter run or a 160 meter run - many people feel the UHF barrel connector and
two PL259s are visible to the RF - more on 10M than 160M.  I know guys who
claim to have run tests on this and concluded the above.  I have never run
the test myself, but I believe it.  Loss numbers reported were in the 1-2 db
at 28 Mc range.  YMMV.

Mark, N5OT

> My question is whether I'm better off using 270 feet of the Beldon or 200
> feet of the LMR and 70 feet of the Beldon connected with PL259's and a
> barrel connector.



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