[MLB-WIRELESS] External aerial, what cabling?

[Tony Langdon, VK3JED]

At 01:19 AM 4/4/2006, Zoe Marshall wrote:
>I am in the process of gathering components to mount an aerial on the roof .
>I'm relatively new to wireless networking, but i've done my homework
>regarding coaxial cabling and found that the cabling I should be using is
>CDF-400 / LMR-400 or uncommonly, RG-213.
>
>I need to run a 7-9 metre run of this cable, however which cable I am unsure
>of. I have found premade cables this size to be rather expensive. Are there
>any cheaper alternatives to the coax types I listed above which will do the
>job just as well with low loss, or perhaps somebody could direct me to where
>I may be able to acquire a cheaper premade cable?

At that length, even LMR-400 gets too lossy.  You may need to 
consider more expensive cable, or the cheaper approach of mounting 
your AP up the pole.

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