I am so glad that Ken let you know all about that one!! Asking about RG58 is enough to start a flame war .... RG174 could lead to something more! ;)
If I used any form of small cable like RG174, it would be it's double shielded/teflon cousin (to which I forget its number) at about 5 watts or less on a mobile repeater/duplexer that I could care less if I had no power by the time I got to the antenna :) (This comes from the guy who has a couple sites that have 1/2" superflex jumpers .... ) James WJ1D Ken Arck wrote: > At 01:22 PM 1/8/2009, Jed Barton wrote: > > >> Hey guys, >> >> I had this question thrown at me. Will rg174 work for connecting the >> duplexer to a repeater? >> > > <---Don't do it, you'll kill yourself!!!! > > Seriously Jed, the first question that pops into my head is WHY? > > RG174 is VERY lossy for all but the shortest runs, can't handle much > power and isn't double shielded. Seriously Jed, it is a VERY bad idea > > Ken >
