On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:34:19 +1200, "David & Margaret McBeth"
wrote:

If I join 2 lengths of 93 ohm coax to give 46.5 ohm impedance will the db
loss on the line be greater,less or the same as a single lengthof the coax?
ZL2DG


Presumably by "join 2 lengths" you mean to connect two lengths in
parallel.

If the loss factor L is the loss in one length of the cable, won't the
loss in two parallel lengths be Plost=Pin/2*L+Pin/2*L, so Plost/Pin=L?

Owen
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