[amsat-bb] Re: RG316/U

[Albert Jagnow]

I have not used that cable, but my coax calculator says at 435Mhz it has
a 16.936db loss per 100 feet, or 9.65db loss per 100 feet at 145Mhz.  A
3 foot section of cable would have a loss of .5db or 89% efficient at
435 and .3db loss or 94% efficient at 145Mhz.  Probably work OK as long
as it is a really short length of cable.

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Amateur Radio Station W4MPS
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:16 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] RG316/U

I will be traveling to Ireland next week and will be taking my FT60R
handheld
and an Elk antenna. I purchased a short length of RG316 with appropriate
connectors installed to avoid the need for several adapters and bulkier
RG58. I
was shocked at how small the diameter is for the 316. Manufacturer
assures
me
it will work quite well at 145/435 for the use intended. Has anyone had
experience with this cable? Tnx

73
Marc, W4MPS
W4MPS at nc.rr.com

 

 

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