[Antennas] Using RG174 in mobile setup ??

Christopher Boone [email protected]
Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:25:41 -0600


There is a Teflon version of RG174..Motorola, etc uses RG400 but its 
almost RG58 size...

Personally, I would just drill a hole in the roof, run the coax down 
inside and not worry about it.

Chris
WB5ITT

[email protected] wrote:

> Hello Demetre,
> 
> If you can locate some, there is a small Teflon coax that would not be much 
> bigger than RG-174 and its loss characteristics are far better. It is the stuff 
> Diamond and Comet supply with many of their mobile antennas. Check their web 
> sites for more information.
> 
> I don't have my reference in front of me, but I believe it is RG-316 or 
> RG-188. I have a Diamond antenna mount that has the RG-316 I think and it is quite 
> easy to route inside.
> 
> Regards,
> Brian
>
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