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Re: RG58U vs RG58A/U

Posted by Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy on Mar 21, 2010; 1:30pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/RG58U-vs-RG58A-U-tp4771678p4772764.html

Hi Brett,

Certainly there are differences between RG58U and RG58A/U, but if the three
50ft lengths you have are quite old I would suggest that the best way to
decide which piece(s) to use would be to measure the insertion loss of each
50ft length at the frequency to be used, using a 50 +j0 load.

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD


Brett Howard wrote on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 6:23 AM:

<snip>

> Anyway is there any reason not to use the RG58A/U or a compelling reason
> to use the RG58U over the RG58A/U?  I know I really should use something
> other than RG58 if I'm going to be going any farther than the length of
> run that would be needed for a mobile.  However at the moment the
> repeaters that I'm looking to be able to get into with this antenna I
> can hit with 5 watts (and the antenna in the same room with me).  Its a
> just shy of 10 foot tall antenna in a room with 8 foot ceilings so its
> not exactly "vertically polarized" either... ;)


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