Thanks for the feedback Bob ....
Group here is a great place to get a better understanding :-))
Tnx
Larry
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Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Assistance in Michigan.
> At 1/6/2006 01:34, you wrote:
>>Bob,
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>>Sorry if I didn't get it right but now I am really confused .... and open
>>to
>>learn.
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>> > Shielding percentage of the antenna feedline has nothing to do with
>> > duplex
>> > suitability.
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>>Somewhere I am missing something.... If shielding doesn't play a part in
>>the
>>suitability factor of selecting feedlines, why do we use hardline (other
>>than less loss) or double shielded jumpers for connections etc.in a duplex
>>operation?
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> Double-shielded jumpers are needed where isolation is needed between TX &
> RX (duplexer jumpers & RX/TX connections to the duplexer). From the
> duplexer antenna connector onward to the antenna, the TX & RX are already
> combined. What's important there is linearity. RG-214 is
> double-shielded,
> but it's also silver plated (or supposed to be, some '214-type' cable
> isn't). Hardline has a solid outer conductor with no intermittent/point
> contacts to generate IMD, so it's also extremely linear.
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> Bob NO6B
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