[TowerTalk] re: Best Coax

[k6ll@juno.com]

A while ago I wrote:


>Remember that these dB's are only for Transmitting, not
>Receiving.

Here's what I meant by that. Receiving at HF, signal to noise
ratio is almost always established by atmospheric background noise,
and nothing you do in the cable can change it. A 2dB cable loss is
like switching in a 2 dB attenuator on your transceiver. The
s-meter goes down a little, but the snr, and your ability to
copy a weak signal, stay the same.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
K6LL@juno.com























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