[MLB-WIRELESS] Quad Shield RG6 cable for wireless?

[emdeex]

Thanks David,

I'm getting a better idea now, that site
http://www.ozgear.com.au/generaldata/coaxdata.htm had some good
reading.  I might put the AP up in the roof, or a USB-dongle in a
box(?) and connect it to the PC via a USB cable as USB2.0 can go 5m
(even more with extenders) and doesnt have these same signal loss
issues.  All advice was a great help, thanks to all..

On 5/5/06, David Ashburner <d_ashburner at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> On May 4, 2006, at 5:39 PM, emdeex wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the advice Steven.  Where could I get lengths of this from,
> > without buying a 50m reel, is it something Dick Smith would have?  Is
> > it the same as what www.rsaustralia.com has listed as Conformable
> > Microwave Cable?  thanks again.
> >
>
> Dick Smith et al. don't realy have the type of cable you want. They
> have RG213 but that is very lossy.
>
> I just checked the rsaustralia  site, couldn't find the confirmable
> microwave cable but looking at some of the cable they are selling
> it's pretty expensive ( like really really expensive ).
>
> LMR 400 should be something like $5 a metre + about $10 per each
> connector.
> Try looking somewhere like freenet antennas,  rfshop.com.au , ebay or
> ask Vak if he can make you up one.
> If you go to the next meeting you may find Dan has some pre-made cables
> he is offering to sell
>
> shop around, but remember cheap may not be best, the type of cable and
> the cable loss can make a big difference, especially
> when you are talking about a long run ( 10M ). Most people would be
> looking for ways to reduce the cable run length like putting the AP in
> the roof near the mast, or even in a waterproof housing on the mast.
> Look on the wiki for some examples and also some good info on coax and
> the different types that are useable.
>
> dna
>
>
> > On 5/5/06, Steven Haigh <netwiz at crc.id.au> wrote:
> >> On Fri, May 5, 2006 9:38 am, emdeex wrote:
> >> > Hi all,
> >>
> >> Hi!
> >>
> >> > I've got my access point, and an external antenna, but not enough
> >> > cable to reach my roof top mast ... ive got enough quad-shield RG6
> >> > left over from my digital-tv system ... will that work well?  If
> >> not,
> >> > why not and where should I get ten metres of suitable cable?
> >>
> >> RG6 is 75 ohm coax. This is great for TVs, CCTV cameras, and other
> >> things
> >> using 75 ohm coax, however wifi and radio things in general (think 2
> >> way
> >> radios, etc) all use 50 ohm coax.
> >>
> >> This being the case, RG6 is not really useful for wifi coax. Something
> >> like LMR400 (although thick) will do a far, far better job.
> >>
> >> > thanks for any replies!
> >> > emdeex.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Steven Haigh
> >>
> >> Email: netwiz at crc.id.au
> >> Web: http://www.crc.id.au
> >> Phone: (03) 9017 0597 - 0412 935 897
> >>
> >>
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