[wsfii-discuss] RG 58 cable

Mon Nov 24 17:28:31 UTC 2008

hi vikram+horst+bjarke

as bjarke has put it, he wants the djursland institute to use it
providing antenna-kits to partners around the world. that means they
will cut peaces of about 0,3 meter and ship it alongside aluplates,
cu-wire, iso-material and connectors, so people can build simple and
lowcost biquads.

still, i guess bjarke will not object, if any community radio project in
india will benefit from it another way. the big question in either case
is, whether its worth the shipment costs ... (1000m RG58 should be worth
500,-Euro I guess) ... OR wether there is a low cost shipment
opportunity like any NGO container going to india (or somebody going by
car from hamburg to djursland anyway)

grts, marco

Vickram Crishna wrote:
> RG58 is used for FM. May I publicise the availability of this cable to
> community radio working groups?
>  
> Vickram
> http://communicall.wordpress.com
> http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com
> 
> 
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> *From:* Horst Krause <offlinehorst at web.de>
> *To:* Discuss list on the World Summit on Free Information
> Infrastructure <wsfii-discuss at lists.okfn.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, 24 November, 2008 6:23:05
> *Subject:* Re: [wsfii-discuss] RG 58 cable
> 
> 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 <mailto: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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