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Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] Coax cable economics. (was Mosley Antenna Question) |
From: | Bryan Fields <Bryan@bryanfields.net> |
Date: | Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:29:40 -0500 |
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On 2/18/15 4:38 PM, Earl Morse wrote: > At this frequency the loss in a 500' run (@30 MHz) would be: > > LMR400 3.5 dB > RG213 6.0 dB > 9913 3.5 dB And RG213 left open at one end would have a respectable return loss of 12dB, or a VSWR of 1.6:1. Remember: anyone telling you to run higher loss cable to improve their antenna design is full of shit. -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice 727-214-2508 - Fax http://bryanfields.net _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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