> So will someone post a simple rule of thumb. If you have the
> option of optimizing cable length from PA to first cavity, IE
> you haven't made them yet what's the best "simple" rule of
> thumb to follow to build them to avoid reactance. 1/2wl if
> allowed minus coupling loop depth? Or is that past a simple
> thumb. Also, This will obviously not work well for 220 or 440
> or a most vhf repeater setups. So what would the next ideal
> cable wl be? And so forth. The reason I ask, if your building
> new cables why not? Answers on here seem to range a lot.
There is no simple rule of thumb, and if anybody tells you that there is,
ask them how do you account for the unknown-length of coax that's *inside*
your transmitter/amplifier before it gets to the antenna jack.
--- Jeff WN3A
