[TowerTalk] RG400 Measured Data

[jimlux]

On 3/16/18 3:13 PM, Dan Maguire wrote:

> Jim Lux wrote:
>>>> So I wonder what truly horrible coax would look like
> 
> Here's a comparison for loss between RG-400 as measured by K9YC and
> RG-174/U per mfg specs.
> 
> https://postimg.org/image/zefeswdzp/
> 
> The RG-174 is Belden 8216.  Per the datasheet, "26 AWG stranded (7x34)
> .019" bare copper-covered steel conductor, polyethylene insulation,
> tinned copper braid shield (90% coverage)".
> 

I was thinking more about "poor quality" as opposed to "inherently 
lossy" - I'd expect small coax to have higher loss (people even use it 
as a dummy load at microwave frequencies)