Re: 50 Or 75 Ohm Coax For Receive Only Application ?

Owen Duffy wrote:
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In this rx only application, especially below 15MHz, even if the RG6
was a few dB worse than 50 ohm line, it would not be worth spending
the money on RG213.
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I think Owen means, "even if the RG6 was a few dB *lossier*". In receiving applications at HF, added loss (within reason) doesn't translate to any reduction in signal/noise ratio. So one line can be considerably lossier than another without making it even one little bit worse in this application. There's no point in spending extra money on line which won't make any improvement at all on your ability to receive signals. It might, on the other hand, be worthwhile to pay extra for line which will last longer or is more physically rugged. Or it might not.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL
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