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

emdeex emdeex at gmail.com
Fri May 5 10:39:56 EST 2006


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.

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
>
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