[MLB-WIRELESS] Galaxy antennaes - RF cable question

[Richard Van Orsouw]

No good, it's RG6 (75Ohm), keep it and use it for you TV / Satellite
cabling.

L8r

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> From: 	Paul van den Bergen
> Sent: 	Monday, 12 August 2002 17:06
> To: 	melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: 	[MLB-WIRELESS] Galaxy antennaes - RF cable question
> 
> Hi all,
> If all goes well I will collect the first of two galaxy antennaes I have 
> my eye on this weekend...  This brings to mind a question.
> 
> there is a chance that I will be able to grab a fair length of the 
> connecting cable from the antennae to the wall socket.  Is this worth my 
> while, or is it crap for our purposes???  (I ask because if it is free 
> and it will do the job, why not grab it?)  if it is not ideal, how bad 
> is it?  since I have 2 650mW old ISA wavelan cards that I want to use (I 
> am still considering my configuration) I would actually welcome some 
> loss in the cables...
> 
> If it is really bad, I'll just cut the wire...
> 
> 
> so, the questions are
> 
> 1)  is the cable from the galaxy antennaes to the wall socket 
> appropriate for 802.11b frequencies? (and incidently, what is it rated
> for?)
> and
> 2) just how lossy would it be if I did use it?
> which I guess is three questions but what would I know... I'm an 
> engineer... we don't count...
> 
> -- 
> Dr Paul van den Bergen
> SERC, RMIT University
> paul at serc.rmit.edu.au
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