On Dec 30 2007, 7:45 pm, "Brian" wrote:
I finally got a house out in the woods on five acres and I'm going to set up
a couple of pretty long wires and my Wellbrook ALA-1530. I've pretty much
decided on RG-6 for a couple of 150 ft. runs because the stuff's dirt cheap
and I can pick it up at the local Home Depot. Is the impedance mismatch here
going to be negligible, or should I just bite the bullet and go with RG-8 or
a similar 50 ohm coax?

-Brian

While I'm a big fan of Wellbrook gear, I don't like the use of a BNC
for anything designed to be used outdoors. Connectors used outdoors
should be threaded. I don't recall if the 1530 has any means to
weatherproof the BNC. If it doesn't, you might want to think about
making one of your own. Since Wellbrook pots their electronics, they
may consider than to be enough protection against moisture wicking
into the box. Then maybe a bit of sealant around the connector is all
you need.