I have not used that cable, but my coax calculator says at 435Mhz it has a 16.936db loss per 100 feet, or 9.65db loss per 100 feet at 145Mhz. A 3 foot section of cable would have a loss of .5db or 89% efficient at 435 and .3db loss or 94% efficient at 145Mhz. Probably work OK as long as it is a really short length of cable.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amateur Radio Station W4MPS Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] RG316/U
I will be traveling to Ireland next week and will be taking my FT60R handheld and an Elk antenna. I purchased a short length of RG316 with appropriate connectors installed to avoid the need for several adapters and bulkier RG58. I was shocked at how small the diameter is for the 316. Manufacturer assures me it will work quite well at 145/435 for the use intended. Has anyone had experience with this cable? Tnx
73 Marc, W4MPS [email protected]
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