Here's the rules that apply:
The longer the feed line on a given line......the more loss.
The higher the SWR on a given line.......the more loss.
The higher the frequency on a given line.....the more loss.
Add these together.......the more loss.
Choose your combination.
73
Bob, K4TAX
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> On 11/9/2013 2:37 PM, Joel Hallas wrote:
>> At VHF, depending on cable type, the dielectric loss gets more
>> important, and will have a larger influence
>
> Actually, if you "do the sums," you find that dielectric loss is barely
> beginning to be a factor well above 500 MHz in most cables that aren't
> "broken" -- for example, full of water.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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