Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Moving my antenna

[Sid Boyce]

The ANT500 needs 50 Ohm coax - RG8, RG13, etc.
73 ... Sid.

On 29/01/2019 19:51, david vanhorn wrote:
> Coax loss can be a big issue.
> Given the low power levels you will suffer less loss on a long run 
> using 75 ohm coax cable which is designed for low loss, even assuming 
> you do nothing about the mismatch at the ends of the run.  All that 
> is good up to about 1ghz where more specialized coax is needed for 
> minimum loss.
>
> The antenna is a significant part of the equation and you are well 
> advised to use an antenna suited for the frequency of interest. 
> Broadband antennas like discones have very low gain, and they pull in 
> other strong signals you don't want.
>
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 12:40 PM cliff palmer <address@hidden 
> <mailto:address@hidden> wrote:
>
>     I have a HackrfOne with an Ant500 antenna connected to my
>     workstation in my basement (where the internet connection
>     lives).  I need to move the antenna out of the basement to
>     improve reception, so I thought I would use coax to connect the
>     antenna from upstairs to the HackrfOne.
>     I'm too new to SDR to be confident about just moving the antenna
>     and using a spare length of cable coax. Please provide some help
>     on selecting, sizing and connecting coax between the HackrfOne and
>     the Ant500.
>     Thanks
>
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