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Old July 20th 03, 03:09 PM
Henry B.
 
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At the second house in the country,my TV antenna,which is in the attic, is
working fairly well but I wonder if shortening the cable from the present 50
feet to the 20 feet I really need will help.The present cable has very
professional fittings at each end since it was sold as a unit .
I have a crimper and fittings

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Old July 20th 03, 05:55 PM
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if its a decent brand of cable with good connectors its probably not worth
shortening it. you will reduce the loss by about 50%, but the loss is
probably low enough that it doesn't matter anyway.

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At the second house in the country,my TV antenna,which is in the attic, is
working fairly well but I wonder if shortening the cable from the present

50
feet to the 20 feet I really need will help.The present cable has very
professional fittings at each end since it was sold as a unit .
I have a crimper and fittings

--
Hank




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Old July 22nd 03, 03:10 AM
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"Henry B." wrote in message
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At the second house in the country,my TV antenna,which is in the attic, is
working fairly well but I wonder if shortening the cable from the present

50
feet to the 20 feet I really need will help.The present cable has very
professional fittings at each end since it was sold as a unit .
I have a crimper and fittings

--
Hank

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Whack it down.
Might just make the difference between fairly well and very good.
It did at my cabin in the country.
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