[Amps] coax length between transceiver and amplifier

[Carl]

Very true but adding 3dB or so of attenuation to most riceboxes wont 
affect on the air receiver performance where external noise 
predominates.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] coax length between transceiver and amplifier


> 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
>
>
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