LMR 400 vs standard RG8X

[Newbie solar guy]

President Andy2 with KL 203p amplifier,45° center fed sloper dipole antenna, 8.3 inches per leg. positive leg up at 14 ft. , negative leg down to the ground 2 ft off ground. I have SWR of 1.1 and 1.3 moving radio shack to a different room I need 75 feet of coaxial cable going from my radio to my center fed pole connection, the hard question is DO I HAVE TO use LMR 400 or can I get away with the RG8 X coaxial cable ,is 75ft run to long??? I've read that that LMR 400 is better with power loss due to the length of the runs. Is this true? If I can get away with the RG8X , it's half the price Thanks for all your help and suggestions 73

 

[KneeBiter]

You and the people on the other end will never see or hear any difference.

 

[sp5it]

8x is fine.

 

[Newbie solar guy]

You and the people on the other end will never see or hear any difference.

Thank you, you just saved me 50 bucks. I love this forum...Best people in town!

 

[Newbie solar guy]

8x is fine.
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Can't believe you just compiled that information for me, from the information I Posted. YOU ROCK. The people on this forum are unmatched. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the graphics.my wife is thanking you too,lol

 

[sp5it]

Just to make information more complete.
1s unit loss on the other side is 6dB - 4x less power out.
Cheers, Mike

 

[Newbie solar guy]

Just to make information more complete.
1s unit loss on the other side is 6dB - 4x less power out.
Cheers, Mike

Mike, you are the Master, master of electronics, theory, cb's etc... I don't understand what you just wrote whatsoever . lol ,tho I did understand and was able to Cipher the graphs you sent nicely THANKYOU FOR THAT., just getting back into cb's after 45 years, My wife is the one who suggested getting back into CB's. Her family owned trucking company she grew up rag chewing in her teens. My dad had cbs coming out his... She even got our son one for his truck...As an adults, now we can buy cool stuff a 13yr old couldn't! hahahaha. Built our sloper,well I made her do the work,she became a proficient solder-er and crimper. After tens of dollars of practice materials. She asked about cleaning up old solder and re-soldering ,so I explained indepth how the old Solder Suckered worked ... Oh my god ! My mistake , she HAD to have one. So needless to say , she got her Solder Sucker and learned to use it ! Hahahaha true story! Thanks again Bro. U been a Ton-0-help . "Rick944 from so. Nevada." "LadyDi69 from so. Nevada." listen for us on the skip in the am. ch 23,28,

 

[Alabama Buckeye]

Your'e not a real radio operator unless you spend your Christmas money and tax return on LMR400 coax
KneeBiter said it best.

 

[Groundhog KSS-2012]

I had bought 50 ft of LMR-400UF to put on an outside antenna but, my landlord won't allow one.
So, I cut off a little over 15 ft of it and ran it in my mobile to the big home made steel mount and 5/8 hole for the breedlove mount I use for my 102" SS Whip and 7 ft Skip Shooter.
I know it's overkill but, it works fantastic.
Might as well use it instead of it just sitting there.

 

[Alabama Buckeye]

I had bought 50 ft of LMR-400UF to put on an outside antenna but, my landlord won't allow one.

"Better to ask for forgiveness than plead for rational thinking", AL Buckeye said that.

 

[Groundhog KSS-2012]

"Better to ask for forgiveness than plead for rational thinking", AL Buckeye said that.

Hello, Al Buckeye!

 

[Newbie solar guy]

Your'e not a real radio operator unless you spend your Christmas money and tax return on LMR400 coax
KneeBiter said it best.

I spent it all.lol and my confermation$ thanks for sharing will be going with the rg8x.

 

[dave457]

Your'e not a real radio operator unless you spend your Christmas money and tax return on LMR400 coax
KneeBiter said it best.

You can get equivalent to lmr coax for alot less, it's not expensive, only if you want it to be

 

[Newbie solar guy]

You can get equivalent to lmr coax for alot less, it's not expensive, only if you want it to be

What do you suggest besides rg8x cable? Thanks

 

[L2]

I've got a new 100 foot length of Times Microwave LMR400 with some very nice connectors sitting next to me that I've been meaning to replace. It wasn't that expensive, about a dollar a foot when I bought it. Maybe it's gone up now like everything else.