The length of coax to used to repeat the swr of a non resonant antenna other than 50 ohm match to your system at the other end would be 1 2 wave multiple length coax.
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Coax lenth calculator find the correct length coax to use on your 18 wheeler the conjugate match one of the most important things that a cb tech can know about.
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If you put 4 watts into a 3 foot antenna you will get the same power out as if you wre putting about 1 5 watts into a 102 inch whip.
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If you find that 49 feet is too short from the antenna then add 11 feet to the coax from the antenna to the meters making your total length with jumper cable 66 feet.
I have always heard that 18 is the proper length for radio to antenna.
49 6 55.
About once a week i ll read a thread on the off road related forums that boldly state that you need 18 of coaxial cable between your cb radio and the antenna so it will tune up properly.
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And 6 for radio to linear amp then 18 from amp to antenna.
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Many antenna manufacturers somewhat pre tune the antennas utilizing 18 feet of coax which is why we generally recommend 18 feet of coax even if you don t think that you need that much.
Use 49 feet of coax from the antenna to your meter and 6 feet from your meter to your radio.
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11 x 6 66.
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Every time i read that i respond that the proper length of coaxial cable needed is that length that is just long enough to connect the radio and antenna together.
It has average shielding and an average thickness exterior with the cable diameter measuring about 0 20.