[Amps] coax length between transceiver and amplifier

[Jim Brown]

On Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:51:46 -0500, Carl wrote:

>As long as there is sufficient drive available even a modest loss in the 
>coax wont hurt. 

Except on receive, if the preamp is at the RX. If the preamp is between 
the antenna and the power amp, I agree that loss between the transmitter 
and the power amp doesn't matter. 

Shielding should not be an issue for any reasonable coax unless your 
shack is AWFULLY noisy. 

73,

Jim K9YC