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DX Engineering RG-174 50-ohm Hi-Viz Orange Mini Coaxial Cable

DX Engineering RG-174 50-ohm Hi-Viz Orange Mini Coaxial Cable has an easy-to-see orange jacket. This extremely thin 0.11 inch diameter super flexible cable is a smart choice for SOTA, POTA and other quick-deploy portable antennas. Mini coax in orange is easy to identify on the test bench and behind the radio for QRP and receive only connections. How is this a good choice? CLICK the cable to see the product page. The efficiency of this amazingly thin coaxial cable is unexpectedly good, adding slightly more attenuation for a given length as compared to larger, heavier coax on HF. For typical applications with portable antennas and equipment interconnections, the losses are inconsequential across the HF bands with the cable lengths offered. A typical portable antenna used with a 25 ft. cable has 0.73dB loss on 14 MHz (20M band) which represents only 15% loss. An extreme example is with 50 foot of DXE-174V cable on a 10 meter (28 MHz) that has just over 2dB attenuation, and a power loss of 38%, which results in an imperceptible difference at the receiving end of a radio contact. Losses are insignificant with DXE-174V coax on HF bands, especially with jumpers. Use DX Engineering RG-174 50-ohm Hi-Viz Orange Mini Coaxial Cable for HF POTA and SOTA antennas that are easier to wrap up, carry, install and pack up.

NOTE: This coaxial cable is NOT intended to be used for long lengths on VHF or UHF antennas; frequencies above 50 MHz will have significant loss.

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