September 12, 2011  Not sure this is the right forum for an antenna question. 
If not, please direct me to the right one. I am thinking of re-doing my lead in 
coax for my 400 foot longwire. Instead of taking it right into the radio as I 
have done in the last few years,  I am thinking of putting in a two way SO-239 
female connector in the bottom of the window frame so I can run a coax from the 
wire the "outside" of the SO-239, then a coax from the "inside" part of the 
SO-239 to the radio. Last year, the "hole" I ran the coax through the window 
got leaky on cold winter nights and this two way SO-239 solves that. Question: 
What is the best coax to run about 100 feet from my longwire to the outside 
SO-239 and does the inside coax from the interior SO-239 need to be the same 
type of wire or is there an impedance mismatch if I used a different coax wire? 
I think I used RG-58/U, because I had it laying around. Or does it not matter? 
Thanks. George A. SantulliLovettsville, VA

                                          
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