jjudson
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I currently have my RS discone and Wilson Yagi antennas connected with 50 feet each of RG6/U coax. I am replacing the cable with Belden 7810 coax.
7810 is substantially thicker, heavier, and stiffer than the RG6/U. I'm concerned that having it hang directly off of my BCD396XT will put undue strain on the antenna connector over time. I was thinking about running the 7810 to a wall connector, then connecting something lighter like RG6/U from there to the scanner antenna input. The question I have is this:
Using this scenario, would connecting about six feet of RG6/U to the tail end of the 50 feet of 7810 coax (running it from a wall mounted connector, then converting it with an adapter to the SMA connector) cause more loss than just leaving the RG6/U up in the first place?
I don't want to go through all of this work just to have the benefits negated by all of the connectivity conversions.
7810 is substantially thicker, heavier, and stiffer than the RG6/U. I'm concerned that having it hang directly off of my BCD396XT will put undue strain on the antenna connector over time. I was thinking about running the 7810 to a wall connector, then connecting something lighter like RG6/U from there to the scanner antenna input. The question I have is this:
Using this scenario, would connecting about six feet of RG6/U to the tail end of the 50 feet of 7810 coax (running it from a wall mounted connector, then converting it with an adapter to the SMA connector) cause more loss than just leaving the RG6/U up in the first place?
I don't want to go through all of this work just to have the benefits negated by all of the connectivity conversions.