Yeah, capacitance varies. The 40pf/ft was the first one I saw in my belden
book, other variations were listed at 28 or 30pf/ft.
David Robbins K1TTT
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-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
jimlux
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 04:20
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RG-58 capacitor
On 6/25/17 4:20 PM, David Robbins wrote:
> Yes, rg58 should be about 40pf/ft. just beware, if the length becomes
> a significant fraction of a wavelength then you have to calculate the
> impedance based on the length and velocity factor.
>
My table said 25 pF/ft. RG-8/rg-213 is 13pF/ft
So, moral of the story is, check for the brand of your coax, and use the
appropriate length.
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