Topband: Coax for Top-band beverage antenna

[K4SAV]

Don't worry about feedline loss for a Beverage.  A few dB loss isn't 
going to make any difference at all.  You can worry about feedline loss 
for transmit antennas, not for receiving antennas.

Jerry, K4SAV


On 9/19/2019 10:17 AM, Kevin Shea via Topband wrote:
> 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
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