On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:38:21 -0600, Ed Stallman wrote:
>I'm wanting to do a beverage on 160 and was wondering if 400 Ft. of
>RG6 is to long?
No, it is certainly not too long. Coax has very low loss at the
frequencies where we use Beverages.
>will I need a preamp?
Not to make up loss in the coax, but maybe to match levels with your
transmit antenna to make switching between them easier to adjust to
mentally. I have a preamp, and am glad I do, but many folks use
Beverages without them.
73,
Jim K9YC
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