The return loss improvement caused by cable attenuation will be twice
the one-way cable loss, in this example: 4.9dB. That's enough to make
an "infinite" SWR (at the load/antenna) look like 3.5:1 (in the shack),
or 3.5:1 look like 2.0:1, etc.
Mike N2MG
WB2WIK wrote:
> You'll note Bury Flex, like any other .500" or smaller 50 Ohm cable,
> has attenuation that remains about constant below 10 MHz, and it's
> about 0.7 dB/100' best case. 350' would be 2.45dB. That improves
> return loss by 2.45dB, and VSWR measurements will be 2.45dB better
> than "actual." That's quite an improvement!
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