[Elecraft] Coax Loss Figures

[Samuel Strongin]

  Let me see spend $4000.00 on a radio So you can hear better, argue over 
fine points in the receiver, and THEN go out and get junk cable so you can 
save $50.00 .  I just can't see the logic.
                                                                  Sam kf4yox

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From: "Phil Kane" <k2asp at kanafi.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 12:10 AM
To: "Brett Howard" <brett at livecomputers.com>
Cc: "elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Coax Loss Figures

> On 6/22/2010 8:55 PM, Brett Howard wrote:
>
>> From my calculation a 5:1 mismatch on 100 feet of LMR-400 would
>> still get me 75watts out the antenna at 30Mhz and things only get
>> better as I head down into 20 and 40 meters.
>
>  On that basis, see if you can get some 75 ohm "hardline" from
>  your local cable company - they are pulling it all out in favor of
>  fiber optic cable and throwing it away unless the local hams
>  ask for it.  We have several hams here who use that to go up
>  70-100 foot towers and get out very well despite the apparent
>  mismatch.
>
> --  73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
>    Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
>
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