I can vouch for this,found no discernable difference on VHF between a run of 7/8 Andrews and a run of jacketed CATV aluminum. Identical performance,cheaper price and no matching stubs.73,Lee,N3APP
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dexter McIntyre W4DEX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:05 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 75 to 50 ohm match > I have seen 75 ohm cable work well with 50 ohm systems. The slight loss > due to VSWR is offset by less loss in 75 ohm over 50 ohm for the same > size cable. If one wants to trim the cable to provide a perfect match I > would suggest this method. Measure the power at the output of the > transmitter into a 50 ohm load. Connect the 75 ohm coax and move the > wattmeter and load to the distant end of the cable. If the power > measured here differs much from the first measurement less the speced > loss of the cable then trim the cable length to optimize the power. I > think that trimming the cable for best VSWR at the transmitter end but > external to the transmitter may not give a true indication of what the > transmitter is loading into. > > Dex Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
