[wsfii-discuss] RG 58 cable

Mon Nov 24 00:53:05 UTC 2008

hallo marco,

sorry, RG58-cable is not appropriate for use  at  2,4 GHz or higher,
because it has relative high loss of 84.6dB per 100m.
that says -for example- after 3m legth of cable,
comes out only half of the power you put in it  :-(
(besides the allways existing losses of connectors,
 and the `art` how these fittings are soldered...)

i suggest, for these reasons,
it wouldn`t be worth the orga and transport
because disapointing results with RG58.

better look for "low loss" cables!

        grts horst
 offlinehorst at wen.de

marco wrote:
> hi
>
> i nearly forgot a 1000m RG58 cable (2,4GHz, 50 Ohm) stored at a friends
> place in Hamburg. It has been donated by a german cable company last
> year ... forgot their name ;)
>
> The purpose we got it for suspended long time ago. Does any community
> project out there need this 50 kg antenna wire (without any connectors)?
>
> grts, marco (berlin)
>
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