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Re: [time-nuts] TAPR GPS Experimenters Kit

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Hal Murray
Mon, Jun 5, 2017 2:06 AM

A roof antenna with preamp that could drive 100 feet or so of foam RG-58 is
required.

RG-58 is very lossy at GPS signal frequencies.

The sweet spot on the cost/performance chart is RG-6.  It's widely available
as low loss cable TV.  It's slightly larger diameter than RG-59.  It's 75
ohms, but the loss due to mismatch is small relative to the cable loss.

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trojancowboy@gmail.com said: > A roof antenna with preamp that could drive 100 feet or so of foam RG-58 is > required. RG-58 is very lossy at GPS signal frequencies. The sweet spot on the cost/performance chart is RG-6. It's widely available as low loss cable TV. It's slightly larger diameter than RG-59. It's 75 ohms, but the loss due to mismatch is small relative to the cable loss. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam.