Re: [IRCA] RG11

[neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Someone please advise me here as I am extremely weak when it comes to cables and baluns and I think it hold me back from using absolute state of the art antennas and means that I DX outside in my truck rather than inside in comfort since I often don't use cables.

Anyhow...isn't CAT5 four pairs of twisted pair? How do you not use a balun and where is a link to how to make one. I need something better than these trashy Radio Shack 50 ft cables that get damaged passing under my car door and probably are full of common-mode snake currents.

73 and thx .. KAZ


-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Durenberger Mobile <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jul 28, 2011 11:15 AM
>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] RG11
>
>I would second the Cat 5e approach.  I've done a number of controlled tests 
>and it outperforms RG-58 hands down, MW thru 10 meters, for noise 
>performance and signal loss.  With shorter runs (50 feet or so) I haven't 
>needed baluns.
>
>Mark Durenberger
>
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Craig Healy
>
>Rather than use RG-11 I'd probably buy RG-8 that is suitable for being
>buried.  Even RG-58 would be OK if it's under 100 feet or so.  It can be
>bought with connectors already installed.  Plug and play.
>
>Another test I made is making a balun for each end and using CAT5 ethernet
>network cable.  It's balanced and gathers less noise or unwanted signals on
>the way in.  Also cheap and very easy to build. 
>
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