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Old December 2nd 03, 01:00 PM
Richard Harrison
 
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Bob wrote:
"This leaves about 30 I keep coiled and wire tied on the floor."

RG-6 has a loss of 0.8 dB per 100 feet at 10 MHz. At h-f, you will be
hard pressed to measure the loss in 30 feet of RG-6.

A coil of surplus coax only deters r-f current on the outside of the
coax which helps avoid surges and radiation on the coax.

Use non-conducting ties on the coil.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI