Elliptical waveguide will lose 3 dB in 250 feet. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Brownson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] coax cables
> To give you the facts. You can use just about any coax you want. But you > will have loss. The smaller the cable the higher the loss. > > Examples: > RG8 lose 3 db in 17 ft > LMR400 lose 3db in 26 ft > LMR600 lose 3 db in 40 ft > 1/2 heliax lose 3 db in 49 ft > LMR900 lose 3 db in 60 ft > 5/8 heliax lose 3 db in 64 ft > > > Remember that for every 6dB in loss you lose half your transmit and > receive > range. So with 34 ft of RG 8 instead of 5 miles you get 2.5. So use > whatever cable you can get away with and still have the performance you > need. If you need every miliwatt to be useful then use coax only as a > short > jumper. > > Mike B > > > On 8/19/08 9:45 PM, "Matt Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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/ >> > > -- > Mike Brownson > Hutton Communications > 5015 Paris St > Denver, CO 80239 > 303-373-3170 > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for > the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
