[Antennas] Using RG174 in mobile setup ??

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 03:14:13 -0500 (EST)

Hi All,

Thanks for the replies & tips, Chris, Dan, Norm, Brian, Jerry, Jim 
and Pat.

>From the input I received I desided to give the RG174 & RG8X mixed 
feed a try, will keep RG174 as short as possible and try to find 
about a meter of RG188 to replace the RG174 at some point. I'll leave 
some extra RG8X under the back seat in case the mini coaxial idea 
doesn't work well.

This solution is for local repeater work and public safety 
monitoring, for long distance communications during traveling I'll 
just "plug in" a gain magmount...

73
Demetre - SV1ENS

> 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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