Hi Paul.

29-May-04 15:49:32, Paul Westell wrote to Tom Walker

 PW> Are we having fun yet Tom?

 PW> May 29 14:41 04, Tom Walker wrote to Paul Westell:

 TW>> The mismatch damage is a prolbem with higher powered
 TW>> transmitters. I
 PW> highly doubt a 802.11 transmitter would be hurt

 PW> Am I right then to assume that increasing the length of the cable
 PW> will also help reduce that risk?

 PW> At the moment 20' only gives me a very limited choice of location
 PW> for the antenna, and I am beginning to suspect that at 50' I will
 PW> loose more to line-loss than I would gain from a more advantageous
 PW> location

that depends on the quality of the cable you are using.
possibly the best gain could be had by moving the antenna 30' closer to the
other station :)

 PW> What problems might I encounter if I artfully bared and clamped
 PW> the cable in place, eliminating the need for a connector at the
 PW> antenna completely

As long as you weatherproof it there should be no problems.
"roofing silicone" seems like a suitable product to do that.
(neutral cure, UV
resiustant)

 -=> Bye <=-

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