Topband: Coax for Top-band beverage antenna

Kevin Shea fourstar4sale at yahoo.ie
Thu Sep 19 11:17:54 EDT 2019


I have read that the skin effect at 2 MHz may be deeper than the copper coating on a copper covered steel inner conductor of most RG6 cables.  Thus, as I plan for long cable runs back from my (to be installed) Beverages I am thinking I need either solid copper, solid aluminum,. or copper covered aluminum for my RG6 coax.  So the question is am I wrong in this understanding?  
Also, does the shield matter?  It's not very thick so does a foil and 60% aluminum shield do the job?  Or should I be looking at a foil and 95 percent copper shield like the Belden 1694.
I know it may not be too material but I want to make an informed decision.  
Thanks! and
73,
Kevin, N9JKP


More information about the Topband mailing list