I would never use coax for 5.8 period. Not unless you are only going a few feet. LMR900 can be used for up to 50 feet. It is better than 1/2 heliax. But really, you gotta use waveguide if you are going any distance at all.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] coax cables > LMR 400? Are you crazy? Heliax 1/2 is the only way to go! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> It can but the loss is high and the braid is much less. Stick with LMRs >> 400 *,5 '22@ )+_3 "2,/(:4 32*" 4:+3( >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: RickG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:33:57 >> To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: [WISPA] coax cables >> >> >> I'm running coax down my tower and came across and RG8/U. Can this be >> used on 5GHz? >> -RickG >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
