X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:34:22 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7) with ESMTP id 964084 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:16:41 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.249.6216cc9 (3866) for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 18:15:49 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <249.6216cc9.31129b25@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 18:15:49 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Antenna Lead X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1138835748" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1138835748 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/1/2006 11:06:40 A.M. Central Standard Time, MikeEasley@aol.com writes: I bet someone (not me) could tell you which would create more loss, a connector or the length of RG58. Mike, Every connection is a loss. Some cannot be avoided. Unions using 2 BNC connectors and a male double-ended shaft are electrically ugly. Long runs of RG 58 are not good. RG 58 leaks like a sieve, is cheap and doesn't weigh much. Those answers use very technical terms such as "loss", "not good", "leaks" and "cheap." "Male" and "shaft" are less technical. A radio shop person probably knows the losses off the top of his/her head. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) -------------------------------1138835748 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 2/1/2006 11:06:40 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 MikeEasley@aol.com writes:

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I bet someone (not me) could tell you which would create more loss, a= =20 connector or the length of RG58.

Mike,

Every connection is a loss. Some cannot be avoided. Unions using=20 2 BNC connectors and a male double-ended shaft are electrically ugly.&n= bsp;=20 Long runs of RG 58 are not good. RG 58 leaks like a sieve, is cheap=20 and doesn't weigh much.

Those answers use very technical terms such as "loss", "not good", "lea= ks"=20 and "cheap." "Male" and "shaft" are less technical. A radio shop= =20 person probably knows the losses off the top of his/her head.=20

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

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