Of course you could, but I wouldn't run it that long.
the higher the frequency, the more loss you'll have - so if you operate on
80meters the loss won't hurt 'as bad' as if you operated on 10meters or 2
meters.
move your shack up closer to the antenna - or use ladder line

"Doug Birky" wrote in message
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My feedline will be abou 200'. Can I run RG-8 this far?

73
Doug/KC8YEC




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