[Towertalk] Really dumb question on coax

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

And in VHF weak signal work 3/4dB is a HECK of a lot!
Go for less loss !

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Really dumb question on coax


> At 08:44 PM 5/28/02 -0400, Bill Hider \(N3RR\) wrote:
> >Look at it as less than 1 dB difference.  That's 1/6 of an S-unit, which
is
> >insignificant.
> >The 270 ft of Belden is "better" since you avoid additional connectors
and
> >their additional loss and failure modes (though also very small).
>
> I couldn't disagree more.  Three quarters of a dB is not to be treated so
> lightly, not in a station where all the easy/cheap dB have already been
> gained.   I'm sure Bruce can handle the waterproofing of the connectors,
as
> he says.  With that, the risk of failure is acceptably low, compared with
> gaining .7 dB at essentially no cost.
>
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
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