Re: [TowerTalk] Coax cable economics. (was Mosley Antenna Question)

[Bryan Fields <Bryan@bryanfields.net>]

On 2/18/15 4:38 PM, Earl Morse wrote:
> At this frequency the loss in a 500' run (@30 MHz) would be:
> 
> LMR400 3.5 dB
> RG213  6.0 dB
> 9913   3.5 dB

And RG213 left open at one end would have a respectable return loss of 12dB,
or a VSWR of 1.6:1.

Remember: anyone telling you to run higher loss cable to improve their antenna
design is full of shit.

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Bryan Fields

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