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![]() "amdx" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... The cable, btw, is designed to be very low capacitance. It's not normal coax. I measured a piece of auto radio coax, it was 8pf per foot. FWIW, my Dodge van's installed radio antenna went bad (open shield, way out of reach), so I put a Moto-to-BNC adapter on the back of the radio and dropped a pigtail of RG-58 down by the heater outlet. I connected my MFJ 2m/440 magmount to the radio via the pigtail. Works quite well. If I want to use it for ham radio, a couple of quick connector twists is all it takes. Added bonus: When driving out of town, away from strong signals and low overheads, I unscrew the stock MFJ whip, exchange it for a straight whip several feet long and get outstanding broadcast reception, both AM & FM. |
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