---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/21/17: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:26 AM - Antenna cable (Charles Plumery) 2. 06:40 AM - Re: Antenna cable (Kelly McMullen) 3. 10:13 AM - Re: Antenna cable (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 4. 11:09 AM - Re: Antenna cable (Charles Plumery) 5. 11:23 AM - Re: Antenna cable (Charles Plumery) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:26:26 AM PST US From: Charles Plumery Subject: AeroElectric-List: Antenna cable SXMgaXQgb2sgdG8gZXh0ZW5kIHRoZSBsZW5ndGggb2YgYSBhbnRlbm5hIGNhYmxlIGJ5IG1ha2lu ZyBhIHNob3J0IHBpZ3RhaWwgc2F5IGZpdmUgZmVldCB3aXRoIGNvbm5lY3RvcnMgb24gZWFjaCBl bmQgdG8gZ28gYmV0d2VlbiBhIFZIRiBhbmQgdGhlIGV4aXN0aW5nIGNhYmxlIHRoYXQgaXMgdG8g c2hvcnQ/DQoNCkNodWNrDQoNCg0K ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:40:23 AM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Antenna cable From: Kelly McMullen You will have a small signal loss from the connectors, but otherwise fine. It is fairly common to build an 18-24" coax from the radio tray to make future changes and servicing easier. AFAIK only GPS has constraints about allowable dB loss between antenna and receiver. Kelly On 4/21/2017 6:24 AM, Charles Plumery wrote: > Is it ok to extend the length of a antenna cable by making a short > pigtail say five feet with connectors on each end to go between a VHF > and the existing cable that is to short? > > Chuck > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:13:12 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Antenna cable At 08:24 AM 4/21/2017, you wrote: >Is it ok to extend the length of a antenna cable by making a short >pigtail say five feet with connectors on each end to go between a >VHF and the existing cable that is to short? Yes Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:09:51 AM PST US From: Charles Plumery Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Antenna cable VGhhbmtzIE1yLiBOLg0KDQpTZW50IGZyb20gbXkgaVBhZCwNCkNodWNrDQrigJxBIG5hdGlvbiBj YW4gc3Vydml2ZSBpdHMgZm9vbHMsIGFuZCBldmVuIHRoZSBhbWJpdGlvdXMuIEJ1dCBpdCBjYW5u b3Qgc3Vydml2ZSB0cmVhc29uIGZyb20gd2l0aGluLiBBbiBlbmVteSBhdCB0aGUgZ2F0ZXMgaXMg bGVzcyBmb3JtaWRhYmxlLCBmb3IgaGUgaXMga25vd24gYW5kIGNhcnJpZXMgaGlzIGJhbm5lciBv cGVubHkuIEJ1dCB0aGUgdHJhaXRvciBtb3ZlcyBhbW9uZ3N0IHRob3NlIHdpdGhpbiB0aGUgZ2F0 ZSBmcmVlbHksIGhpcyBzbHkgd2hpc3BlcnMgcnVzdGxpbmcgdGhyb3VnaCBhbGwgdGhlIGFsbGV5 cywgaGVhcmQgaW4gdGhlIHZlcnkgaGFsbHMgb2YgZ292ZXJubWVudCBpdHNlbGYuIEZvciB0aGUg dHJhaXRvciBhcHBlYXJzIG5vdCBhIHRyYWl0b3I7IGhlIHNwZWFrcyBpbiBhY2NlbnRzIGZhbWls aWFyIHRvIGhpcyB2aWN0aW1zLCBhbmQgaGUgd2VhcnMgdGhlaXIgZmFjZSBhbmQgdGhlaXIgYXJn dW1lbnRzLCBoZSBhcHBlYWxzIHRvIHRoZSBiYXNlbmVzcyB0aGF0IGxpZXMgZGVlcCBpbiB0aGUg 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