So I put up a 2 meter antenna on the house. Used Belden 9913 coax. I hook up the MFJ 259B analyzer, says the match is a beautiful thing. But also says I have 5.8 dB loss in the coax.
I'm sure folks here have used the MFJ, is this thing saying that I'm losing half my signal in the coax? Is the "loss in the coax" reading an accurate reading? If I remember right, 6dB is double the signal, so a 6dB loss is half the signal. (I think).
It's only about a 30' run, if that. I'm full copy on machines 50 miles away.
I'm sure folks here have used the MFJ, is this thing saying that I'm losing half my signal in the coax? Is the "loss in the coax" reading an accurate reading? If I remember right, 6dB is double the signal, so a 6dB loss is half the signal. (I think).
It's only about a 30' run, if that. I'm full copy on machines 50 miles away.