Are all RG8s created equal?
G. Doughty wrote:
I just picked up 200 ft of rg8 at radio shack for 40 bucks. 10 bucks for 50
foot run. Anyways, there was a website I came across recently that showed
the swr rating of different size rg cables based on band. I searched for
rg8 and the site popped up. It was complete with charts, etc. Very nice.
It only takes a few minutes to find if you don't mind trudging through the
sites.
What's an SWR rating? The cable with the most loss will have the best
SWR when feeding a mismatched load.
Roy Lewallen, W7EL
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