Matched loss of RG174 is 1 dB on 40M, 1.6 dB on 15M. That's 3X the loss
of RG58 and RG142. While N6BT has famously observed that "everything
works," including his example of a light bulb, that's a lot of power to
waste when you're QRP.
I strongly agree that QRP is a fun challenge, and have done a LOT of it.
Something like 170 countries confirmed in LOTW in 3-4 years from W6,
DXCC on at least three bands. I've been part of 3-person teams that have
won 1A-Battery in FD a half dozen times in ten years.
But QRP calls for ADDING dB, not subtracting them.
73, Jim K9YC
Also don’t sweat using RG 316 or 174 for reasonably short runs. I use
316 from the KX2 to the tripod mounting the AX1 and 174 for my linked
40/20/15 dipole. The loss is negligible at short distances at HF.
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