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Christian McArdle wrote:
If you have one run of crappy co-ax with no connections or splices, then
the length of the cable is likely to be the main factor. These cable
types have very high losses (although for reasons of historical accident
are called "low loss" cables). You may find that with a decent high gain
wideband aerial and a modest cable run it will work OK.

It's not just losses but picking up rubbish on a poorly screened downlead.
Made worse by many cheap aerials not actually being matched to 75 ohms.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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