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  • RG58 vs RG59

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Sep 14 08:48:49 2018
    On Sunday, January 19, 1992, at 2:00:23 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
    I need to make a fairly long run of coax cable from an RF distribution amplifier - and I was wondering what problems I could encounter if I used RG58 instead of the standard RG59.... would the difference of the RG58's 50ohm impedance as compared to the RG59's 75ohm make a big difference in signal quality, strength, loss over distance, etc. etc.?

    Mr. Pfeiffer, good morning. Could you tell me if an RG58 cable can be connected to an RG59 cable and if so what kind of signal loss should I expect, if any? The run is only about 70 feet. The cable is for 1080p security camera.

    Any help with this would be greatly appriciated.

    Thank you for your time,

    Mike Beairsto

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  • From Hank Lam@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Oct 4 16:44:22 2020
    On Friday, September 14, 2018 at 10:48:50 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
    On Sunday, January 19, 1992, at 2:00:23 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
    I need to make a fairly long run of coax cable from an RF distribution amplifier - and I was wondering what problems I could encounter if I used RG58 instead of the standard RG59.... would the difference of the RG58's 50ohm impedance as compared to the RG59's 75ohm make a big difference in signal quality, strength, loss over distance, etc. etc.?
    Mr. Pfeiffer, good morning. Could you tell me if an RG58 cable can be connected to an RG59 cable and if so what kind of signal loss should I expect, if any? The run is only about 70 feet. The cable is for 1080p security camera.

    Any help with this would be greatly appriciated.

    Thank you for your time,

    Mike Beairsto

    Where did the OP specify the TYPE of RF? That determines the cable, not the size.

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  • From Guglielmo Marconi@21:1/5 to Hank Lam on Mon Oct 5 17:52:10 2020
    In article <[email protected]>, Hank Lam <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Friday, September 14, 2018 at 10:48:50 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: >> On Sunday, January 19, 1992, at 2:00:23 PM UTC-5, [email protected]
    wrote:
    I need to make a fairly long run of coax cable from an RF distribution
    amplifier - and I was wondering what problems I could encounter if I used >> > RG58 instead of the standard RG59.... would the difference of the RG58's >> > 50ohm impedance as compared to the RG59's 75ohm make a big difference in >> > signal quality, strength, loss over distance, etc. etc.?
    Mr. Pfeiffer, good morning. Could you tell me if an RG58 cable can be
    connected to an RG59 cable and if so what kind of signal loss should I expect,
    if any? The run is only about 70 feet. The cable is for 1080p security camera.


    Any help with this would be greatly appriciated.

    Thank you for your time,

    Mike Beairsto

    Where did the OP specify the TYPE of RF? That determines the cable, not the
    size.


    Just wondering Hank,

    Did your C.B. radio break again?

    G. Marconi

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