Red Wave Radio

As you may have read, Radio Shack has a base scanner antenna (20-
042) on sale for $10.  This is a multi-band dipole antenna.
Looks sorta like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree.

The feed point of the antenna is 300-ohms.  It comes with a 300-
75 ohms converter.  The idea is to use 75-ohm coax as a
feedline.  Here is the question:

Could you use 300-ohm twin-lead line to your house and then use
the 300-75-ohm converter just before attaching to your scanner?
Would the 300-ohm have less loss than RG-6?

Randy A. Hefner
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Quote:

> Could you use 300-ohm twin-lead line to your house and then use
> the 300-75-ohm converter just before attaching to your scanner?
> Would the 300-ohm have less loss than RG-6?

Yes to the first, and no to the second.  Besides, why would you want to run
the (more than likely) chance of picking up any more noise than necessary?

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Steve B.
scanfreq at istlaplata.net

By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer
meets the definition of a telephone fax machine.
By Sec.227(b)(1)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited adverti***t
to such equipment.
By Sec.227(b)(3)(C), a violation of the aforementioned Section is
punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500 fine,
whichever is greater, for each violation.

Why?  Two-fold.  I thought that 300-ohm twinlead would have less
loss than RG-6 coax and it is cheaper than coax.

Quote:>Yes to the first, and no to the second.  Besides, why would you
want to run
>the (more than likely) chance of picking up any more noise than
necessary?

>--
>Steve B.
>scanfreq at istlaplata.net

>By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer
>meets the definition of a telephone fax machine.
>By Sec.227(b)(1)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited
adverti***t
>to such equipment.
>By Sec.227(b)(3)(C), a violation of the aforementioned Section
is
>punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500
fine,
>whichever is greater, for each violation.

Randy A. Hefner
http://www.redwaveradio.com/
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My mistake...I did not mean to make it look like Steve was
quoted as saying "Why?  Two-fold.  I thought...."  That was me.

Randy A. Hefner
http://www.redwaveradio.com/
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