What would be the best type of coax to use for about a 50 ft run from antenna to scanner?
Thanks
Steve
Thanks
Steve
yup.Isn’t RG6 75 ohm?
50 feet of RG-58 will have way to much loss.What about RG58?
So use RG6 does it need to be copper or the standard quad aluminum will work?
RG-6QS is a lot better than RG-58.
RG6
weather proof easy install compression connectors
cheap
very low loss
Cheap and compromise are two words that come to mind when I hear RG-6 discussed for scanner antennas. It cost more for LMR400 but why not do it up right?
At 900MHz, RG6 has about 3dB more loss than LMR400 on a 100-foot run.
I think you misunderstood me. 3dB is a difference, but not one that is going to make the difference between hearing something and not in most cases. It's not best practice, but will work reasonably well for runs under 100 feet.