[TowerTalk] Measuring Coax Loss

[Dan Schaaf]

I went to Comcast local dispatch office and they gave me  "scrap " hardline 
for free. Saved them a trip to the dump. 200 ft of it.
Made a 160 m RX loop with 20 ft of it. Anybody need some hardline?


Best Regards
Dan Schaaf
K3ZXL   www.k3zxl.com   "In the Beginning, there was Spark Gap"
===============================
NOBSKA
www.nobska.net
===============================
Cape Cod Instruments
www.oceanbiz.net
===============================
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Cqtestk4xs at aol.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Measuring Coax Loss


>
> In a message dated 2/12/2010 1:48:14 AM Greenwich Standard Time,
> mwbesemer at cox.net writes:
>
> But, to  the average ham with small
> antennas and small pockets, it just isn't going  to matter.
>
>
> Small antennas and small pockets are not the point.  It  doesn't take big
> pockets to get that 3 dB, nor does it take big antennas.   A little 
> digging
> around for surplus stuff can get you the three dB.  Check  around for 
> short
> lengths of 7/8 hardline.  Many can be had for a fraction  of the cost of
> 9913.  It takes a little searching, but for guys like you  with small 
> pockets,
> that 3 dB can be gotten rather cheaply.
>
> Lots of 75 ohm hardline is available for free for the resourceful  guys.
> Being on limited budget doesn't mean you have to have a limited  signal.
>
> I am constantly amazed that guys will spend 1K, 2K or more for a  radio 
> and
> then cheap out on the coax.
>
> 73 Bill KH7XS
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk