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Re: Topband: Coax for Top-band beverage antenna

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Subject: Re: Topband: Coax for Top-band beverage antenna
From: K4SAV <RadioXX@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:57:58 -0500
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Don't worry about feedline loss for a Beverage. A few dB loss isn't going to make any difference at all. You can worry about feedline loss for transmit antennas, not for receiving antennas.

Jerry, K4SAV


On 9/19/2019 10:17 AM, Kevin Shea via Topband wrote:
I have read that the skin effect at 2 MHz may be deeper than the copper coating 
on a copper covered steel inner conductor of most RG6 cables.  Thus, as I plan 
for long cable runs back from my (to be installed) Beverages I am thinking I 
need either solid copper, solid aluminum,. or copper covered aluminum for my 
RG6 coax.  So the question is am I wrong in this understanding?
Also, does the shield matter?  It's not very thick so does a foil and 60% 
aluminum shield do the job?  Or should I be looking at a foil and 95 percent 
copper shield like the Belden 1694.
I know it may not be too material but I want to make an informed decision.
Thanks! and
73,
Kevin, N9JKP
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