To give you the facts. You can use just about any coax you want. But you will have loss. The smaller the cable the higher the loss.
Examples: RG8 lose 3 db in 17 ft LMR400 lose 3db in 26 ft LMR600 lose 3 db in 40 ft 1/2 heliax lose 3 db in 49 ft LMR900 lose 3 db in 60 ft 5/8 heliax lose 3 db in 64 ft Remember that for every 6dB in loss you lose half your transmit and receive range. So with 34 ft of RG 8 instead of 5 miles you get 2.5. So use whatever cable you can get away with and still have the performance you need. If you need every miliwatt to be useful then use coax only as a short jumper. Mike B On 8/19/08 9:45 PM, "Matt Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LMR 400? Are you crazy? Heliax 1/2 is the only way to go! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> It can but the loss is high and the braid is much less. Stick with LMRs >> 400 *,5 '22@ )+_3 "2,/(:4 32*" 4:+3( >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: RickG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:33:57 >> To: WISPA General List<[email protected]> >> Subject: [WISPA] coax cables >> >> >> I'm running coax down my tower and came across and RG8/U. Can this be >> used on 5GHz? >> -RickG >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- Mike Brownson Hutton Communications 5015 Paris St Denver, CO 80239 303-373-3170 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
