I would go for the better antenna location and not worry about the added
cable length. 30 feet is nothing serious to worry about.

Al KA5JGV



"AES/newspost" wrote in message
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I guess this is the age-old "what's the perfect all-band antenna plus
cable" question.

Want to install a single (or maybe two) not too large or fancy small
whip-type "all-band" antennas on the eaves of a residence and run cables
to BNC jacks inside, for scanner listening in the 25-50 MHz, 100-160
MHz, and 450-490 MHz bands, and am trying to decide between a less
desirable antenna and scanner location but with only about 3 to 4 meters
of cable run, or a more desirable location for antenna and scanner but
with maybe 7 to 10 meters (25 to 30 feet) of cable run.

Question is, if I use good 50 ohm coax how serious would the cable
losses be for 20 to 30 feet of cable in the above bands (with the
100-160 MHz band probably the one of most interest)?

Thanks for any suggestions or pointers, on cable loss or specific
antenna models.

In article ,
"Al - KA5JGV" wrote:

I would go for the better antenna location and not worry about the added
cable length. 30 feet is nothing serious to worry about.

Al KA5JGV

Thanks much for this and several earlier right-to-the-point replies.

Helpful people on newsgroups can be really helpful.