Topband: 400 Ft. RG6

[Jim Brown]

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:38:21 -0600, Ed Stallman wrote:

>I'm wanting to do a beverage on 160 and was wondering if 400 Ft. of 
>RG6 is to long? 

No, it is certainly not too long. Coax has very low loss at the 
frequencies where we use Beverages. 

>will I need a preamp?

Not to make up loss in the coax, but maybe to match levels with your 
transmit antenna to make switching between them easier to adjust to 
mentally. I have a preamp, and am glad I do, but many folks use 
Beverages without them.

73,

Jim K9YC