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But still use the 1950's BNC connectors
:-)
The main concern is the signal attenuation of the
cable.
RG400 has about 1/3 the attenuation of
RG58.
For a 20ft run, that's about 0.6 db more loss for
RG58 . . . not enough to be concerned about.
. . . now if you're putting up a base station
antenna with 200ft of cable . . . that's another story.
Consider,
. . . some people use a signal splitter to run two
receivers on one antenna,
. . . that's a loss of 3db for each receiver . . .
and it works just fine.
RG58 works just fine. If there are any problems,
it's usually something else anyway.
Wolfgang
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 11:15
AM
Subject: Re: Which coax for
antennae?
Posted for Jon Hadlich < hackmo15@gmail.com>: You get
what you pay for. RG =58 is 1950's technology. RG -400 is modern, double
shielded, tefezel type jacketed and spec'ed in all modern install manuals
as the coax required. Spend the extra $100-$200 ( for the simple install)
and receive a lifetime of quality radio performance. -- Jon
Hadlich AI Systems (541) 815-7381
[Thanx for the input. Will do. <marv>
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