For the cost of LMR-600 you can find excellent used hard line removed from
cell use etc.
I used to buy it from the tower installers for 1.00 ft. most of it was
new end of
spool stuff even.
Shop around, its there, even the junk yards have it many times if your
in a
large populated area. A 12 pack of beer to the junk yard man produces a lot
of good stuff set aside for you.
Merv K9FD/KH6
Yes, although I did not indicate this earlier, getting a high-gain antenna is
first on my research and shopping list. I know more about what I want there
and where to find it. It is the amplifier part of the problem that I was
asking here. Also, just in case someone wants to raise the issue, I am already
planning on LMR600 low-loss coax (but likely not super low loss hardline coax).
73, phil, K7PEH
On Jan 21, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
On 1/21/2013 8:13 AM, Peter Torry wrote:
May I suggest that before buying an amp that you review the system that you
intend to use as money spent on a good antenna and low loss feeder are a better
investment than an amp.
Excellent suggestion, Peter.The difference between 5 watts and 160 watts is 15
dB. It's not too difficult to achieve 10 dB or more of gain with a 2M Yagi of
manageable size, to gain another 10dB by getting it high in the air, and to
lose 10 dB in a long run of small coax and junk connectors.
73, Jim K9YC
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