2 meters, and 40 feet. That is a short run. There are many afordable coax options.

The only coax you would never use is Beldon 9913 or RG-58. However you should still stick with a Brand name RG-8 flavor with 95% shielding or better.

9913 kinks and once it kinks throw it away. RG-58 flavors are ok for less than 20 feet and power less than 200 watts on 2-meters.

For 440 (formerly called 70 cm) I use 0.240 inch LMR-240 coax for all mobile operations.

If you have Long runs or need very low lo$$, then your best options are Thicker cables LMR-400 and up. I use LMR-600 for all outside runs.

--- Ken Owen n6kth@n6kth.com wrote:

Hi folks:

I get a lot of questions from folks about the best coax types for weak signal/satellite work. I found a good source for LMR400 (equivalent) which I use for both my two meters and 430 antennas. It's overkill for two meters though, since I have only have about a 50 foot run. I know someone who is planning a run of about 40 feet and he's using a pre-amp at the antenna. What would the group recommend for the two-meter coax?

Thanks,

N6KTH

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