One answer says something about 18' of coax. Is the coax required to match this to the radio?
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This Website offers a lot of help with Antennas.http://www.k0bg.com/antennas.htmlMy installation was working before replacing the Firestik. I don't know how long my coax is. It's routed through the roof of an RV.
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Yes. You will need an antenna mount, the coax to connect the radio to the mount. The antenna will screw into the mount. You will also need to set it up using an SWR meter.
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No 18 ft is not necessary. Fires til tunes at tip. The longer the coax the less per to antenna. Just make sure it's grounded and you need a meter to check modulation
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Nothing special. It comes with a standard coaxial that's pretty short, like maybe 3 feet which is enough if the equipment is stacked on top or underneath the next device. However, if you want to hook up using RCA cables, you'll have to buy those separately.
2242689
you need a coax cable (I had this same problem, I got one from Radio Shack and problem solved)
2094577
A low loss coax cable is the key. RG213 or even RG8X will work a LOT better than RG8 or god forbid RG58. It's more expensive but it's worth it. My question is at what length does a longer cable harm reception more than help it? 50 feet? 75 feet? Also when you buy it make sure it comes with pre soldered ends on it not raw. There's an art to cable ends and you don't know it! Have an experienced HAM put them on.
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The antenna on to is the only connection , use an adapter to connect to your coax. This should achieve what your looking to do.
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clearwire is 2.5 ghz which this antenna covers, however, you will need very high quality coax or very short coax runs to get the signal from the antenna to your reciever. LMR400 or equivalent and N type connectors are needed and this coax is about as thick as your index finger. Line loss with inferior coax is horrendous at these frequencies.
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Yes, there are two sets of coax in/out. One marked Cable/Modem and another marked Sat/Antenna.
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Fred, I had the antenna installed at Featherlite, so I don't know if the coax wire was included. sorry
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yes it was all there, antenna and power converter yet to gain any real range you have to locate an adaptor from this antenna to coaxial and raise that antenna over 90 ft.
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I do not claim to be a technical whiz; I followed the channel master preamplifier instructions which instructs a short length of coaxial cable (which I just happen t have a 12 inch piece). I connected the channel master 8 bay antenna with cable to preamp. (I am using my antenna indoors, since I live in Central Florida; known for being a strong lightning zone!)
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it looks like about 5 feet, you could probably extend it with another coax cable though\
174447
I used a long coaxial cable that I had left over from a previous cable installation. The cable is NOT included with the antenna.
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This antenna comes with 50' of RG6 coaxial cable. It has F connectors at each end plus an F to BNC adapter. Hope that answers your question!
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No coax included. We do this because every installation is a little different and supplying the correct length for all would be challenging.
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Yes you need the digital audio out cable (coax) cable. It cost us about $18.
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It depends on your particular setup. Yes, having extra lengths of coax is a must, even if very short. The manufacturer presumably assumes you will already have this available or will just buy what you need, since there is so much variation in setup and cable needs.
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Cable is 15 ft. You cannot trim because it changes the radio wave length. Which will put radio out of tune and burn up the radio.