Yes, you will lose a bit of dynamic range. However, consider the "raw"
dynamic range of the NANOs. At 2-meters, you have more than enough dynamic
range in the instrument to throw away a bit.
Actually, neither coax is appropriate for VHF. The LMR-100 is lossy at
2-meters as is RG-8X. Neither is too good at 2-meters. Then throw in the
nasty SO-239 / PL-259 on the RG-8X. Use the LMR-100 and don't sweat the
small loss of dynamic range. .
Dave - W?LEV
On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 4:09 PM kk7xo via groups.io <kk7xo=
[email protected]> wrote:
That's interesting. I didn't think of using return loss instead of VSWR.
I was thinking my VSWR would be much improved at the end of a lossy cable
and I couldn't think of a way to correct for it. But return loss is the
way. Simple math actually.
But I wonder how calibrating at the end of the lossy coax will affect my
sweep. Do I lose dynamic range?
Albert
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