[Scanner] Re: Which Coax?

[Bald Eagle]

I had terrible interference and overload on my Patrolman 8 crystal
scanner and found that the best reception that I could get was with a 426
ohm coat hanger(The metal kind, I believe the plastic kind are .0864 ohm
but not real sure.  Anyway the plastic one didn't work real well..)  My
point is that if the antenna will only be 5 feet up (and you can get the
RG-6 cheap or free without risking your job.)  why not try one for a Day
or so and then try the other?  You will probably know within an hour
after you hook up the second coax witch one is best.  I really don't mean
to sound sarcastic (okay maybe a little...) but I think that every radio
and your area can make a difference in what works best for you.  After
you try this please report back to<snip>

Notice how I snip the rambling portion of my message so that you don't
wind up with an "e-mail train" sixteen paragraphs long that the rest of
us have to sort through?    :o)
Pretty slick, huh?
<hint, hint>
All in fun guys.  E-mail without humor is like a scanner without an
antenna.(Boring)

> loss for 50 feet is going to be roughly 2.55 Dog biscuits.  Closer 
> to
> half the signal lost.  
> 
> One could use 9913, and get better, LMR400 get even better, but as 
> long
> as we have an unlimited budget, 3 inch hard line.  Thats the ticket.  
> 
> 
> Use the RG6, keep the run short, and the antenna high.  Enjoy how 
> well it is going to work!
> 
> 
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