dkweeks
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I am wanting to run a 50 foot length of cable from a dual band antenna to my Yaesu 8900. What is a good cable to use for this run. I am looking at RG8, but it seems there is alot to choose from. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cable for dual band antenna
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Generally speaking, the bigger and higher quality, the better. It seems many here like LMR400 but whatever fits into your spending allowance for your project.
smason
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Belden 9913 or LMR400 seem to be the 2 best in the RG8 family. LMR I think has a tad less loss at higher freqs. If you're talking 2m/70cm, you probably wouldn't notice much difference between the 2.
Go to this web site http://www.ocarc.ca/coax.htm and compare all the different types of coax and make your own decision.
dkweeks
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Thanks for all the help. This site really gave me a good understanding of the difference. I will go with the Belden 9913. It seems to have acceptable loss with not a lot of cost. I will be using it on the 2m/70cm bands, because we don't use the 6m band that often where I live. Again, thanks to everyone for the help.
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