Splitter for more than one scanner
- Thread starter Bonkk083
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Yes there is at Police Scanners, Radios, Programming, Accessories | Scannermaster.com under antenna accessories and if they are still out of stock you can go to Multicouplers and im guessing you will want a MCA204 coupler
Except he specified no loss.
I've looked at those, and are exactly what I need, but drilling that hole through 8" of solid concrete for the N vs the BNC will be a riot, along with the price of the bit.
Put the connector on after the coax is through the wall
They come standard with BNC.
wtp
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Thank you Sir. I now see that BNC option.
mmckenna
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If it's the jumper from the splitter/amp, then just a short run of RG-58 is fine. For a short run of cable, the amount of loss is negligible. The amplifier gain will overcome that minimal amount of loss.
Plus, the more flexible cable will put less strain on the antenna jacks on the scanner.
How long of a run?
4 foot
mmckenna
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RG-58 would be fine. The difference between 4 feet of RG-58, 4 feet of RG-6 or 4 feet of RG-8 is going to be so incredibly small, you would never be able to tell the difference.
Plus, the RG-58 is much more flexible than the RG-8 and will put a lot less stress on the connectors.
mmckenna
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4 feet of cable at 856MHz:
RG-8 - 0.164dB of loss (this is for the high grade 9913 type)
RG-6 - 0.362dB of loss
RG-58 - 0.594dB of loss
You probably would not notice 2dB of loss. No way you'll hear the difference in 0.4dB of loss between the RG-8/9913 and the RG-58.
You could absolutely do the RG-6, but again, you are looking at 0.2dB difference, and you'd need high grade test equipment to measure that.
The RG-58 is going to be a bit more flexible than RG-6, and way more flexible than RG-8, and it'll reduce the chances of damaging the connectors.
If you have the tools to make RG-6 jumpers and install the correct BNC connectors (no adapters), then that would be an option.
If you are buying jumpers, the RG-58 would be my choice.
RG-8 - 0.164dB of loss (this is for the high grade 9913 type)
RG-6 - 0.362dB of loss
RG-58 - 0.594dB of loss
You probably would not notice 2dB of loss. No way you'll hear the difference in 0.4dB of loss between the RG-8/9913 and the RG-58.
You could absolutely do the RG-6, but again, you are looking at 0.2dB difference, and you'd need high grade test equipment to measure that.
The RG-58 is going to be a bit more flexible than RG-6, and way more flexible than RG-8, and it'll reduce the chances of damaging the connectors.
If you have the tools to make RG-6 jumpers and install the correct BNC connectors (no adapters), then that would be an option.
If you are buying jumpers, the RG-58 would be my choice.
Any recommendations for a multicoupler? I know about Stridesburg and Cross Country
oldradioguy2010
Member
I always used a simple cable TV. spliter.
Maybe install a different connector and suffer a bit of signal loss, but I never saw a big loss. Give it a shot.
DW
So. Cal
Maybe install a different connector and suffer a bit of signal loss, but I never saw a big loss. Give it a shot.
DW
So. Cal
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