thanks for the reply walterb
1 . from your comment it seems the coax was radiating more than the antenna in your direction . i realise all coax can radiate , but if its putting out more signal than the antenna above it id suspect something was very wrong with the antenna .
2 . i understand about the vehicle and where the antenna is placed on a vehicle changing its pattern .
3 . id rather have a properly working antenna than a dummy load , but if my coax were putting out more signal than the antenna id want to fix/change the antenna .
4 . TOA is take off angle . you commented "By moving your feed line coax or changing its length to some degree will effect the direction and angle of radiation of your antenna system." i was asking what coax length do you recommend to take maximum advantage of the effect you mentioned . i do understand that raising or lowering a antenna can change its TOA , but till now ive never herd it suggested (before now) that coax length had anything to do with it
i'm not at all buying that 100 ft of coax is louder than another length unless the other length is so long that several db is lost through it . i can't imagine how any length of typical coax on the cb band would sound louder than a similar or shorter length . coax is not a amplifier or a device that produces gain FWIU , its just a way to get the signal from one point to another and can only produce loss . i would love for someone to try to explain how that happens though .
"Now you asked why a cable that has less shielding radiates more than one that has more, ...... "
i don't recall asking that , but i would think that the reason coax with less shielding radiates more is because more signal is escaping from it than coax with more shielding . i dont understand why anyone would want their coax radiating more signal below the antenna that the antenna above the coax . but everyone is free to run their station as they see fit . my goal is to have the antenna doing the transmitting and receiving rather than the coax .
if i find any coax with %0 shielding i'll be sure to let you know so you can upgrade to it .
