On 4/1/2020 6:37 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Even RG-6 will withstand 1500 watts with no problems.
RG6 is a VERY generic description of coax, and there are probably 100
very different cables carrying that designation. We are most familiar
with those manufactured for the CATV industry, all optimized for low
weight, low cost, low loss at VHF/UHF, and very low power. But these
cables mostly have CCS center (copper coated steel), Al foil, Al braid
shields. This causes them to be rather lossy at low RF.
There ARE a few more far more robust RG6 cables designed for
transmitting and for analog video (remember that?). I have some --
double copper braid, solid copper center. What I have is labeled
Pasternak, but I've seen a very similar RG6 in the Belden catalog.
73, Jim K9YC
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