Posted: 8/22/2013 4:49:02 PM EDT
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I bought a Diamond SX-200 SWR Meter. My question is.... Can I use a CB radio antenna patch cable between the radio and the meter or is there a special cable to use? Thanks again.. |
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I bought a Diamond SX-200 SWR Meter. My question is.... Can I use a CB radio antenna patch cable between the radio and the meter or is there a special cable to use? Thanks again.. if the "CB radio antenna patch cable" is 50ohm impedance, can handle the power you are using, and has the correct connectors, then yes. ar-jedi |
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if the "CB radio antenna patch cable" is 50ohm impedance, can handle the power you are using, and has the correct connectors, then yes. ar-jedi Quoted:
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I bought a Diamond SX-200 SWR Meter. My question is.... Can I use a CB radio antenna patch cable between the radio and the meter or is there a special cable to use? Thanks again.. if the "CB radio antenna patch cable" is 50ohm impedance, can handle the power you are using, and has the correct connectors, then yes. ar-jedi I use Amphenol RG58 50 Ohm BNC cables on my patch panel, tuner and power meter. Picture of power meter has been replaced with the real deal. 
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Picture of power meter has been replaced with the real deal. i also would like to turn a few pictures into the real deal. how do you make that work? what is the secret? (*) ar-jedi 
note: (*) i certainly do not want an ICBM in my living room and hooligans on dirtbikes in the den! |
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i also would like to turn a few pictures into the real deal. how do you make that work? what is the secret? (*) ar-jedi Quoted:
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Picture of power meter has been replaced with the real deal. i also would like to turn a few pictures into the real deal. how do you make that work? what is the secret? (*) ar-jedi LOL, just a convenient pic I had showing the patch cables before the new power meter arrived. 
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Quoted: i also would like to turn a few pictures into the real deal. how do you make that work? what is the secret? (*) ar-jedi http://img003.lazygirls.info/people/kaley_cuoco/kaley_cuoco_big_bang_theory_s06e20__ywJYg5Rr.sized.png Quoted: Quoted: Picture of power meter has been replaced with the real deal. i also would like to turn a few pictures into the real deal. how do you make that work? what is the secret? (*) ar-jedi http://img003.lazygirls.info/people/kaley_cuoco/kaley_cuoco_big_bang_theory_s06e20__ywJYg5Rr.sized.png  Oooh! Oooh! Me too! Except I want Penny.  So . . . OP . . . yep -- a "CB patch cable" would presumably have the correct PL-259 connectors that the SX-200 has. IMO, a lot of gear targeted toward the CB market is really low quality junk, but unless the cable is physically defective or really really long, it should work for you just fine. |
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I use Amphenol RG58 50 Ohm BNC cables on my patch panel, tuner and power meter. Picture of power meter has been replaced with the real deal.
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I bought a Diamond SX-200 SWR Meter. My question is.... Can I use a CB radio antenna patch cable between the radio and the meter or is there a special cable to use? Thanks again.. if the "CB radio antenna patch cable" is 50ohm impedance, can handle the power you are using, and has the correct connectors, then yes. ar-jedi I use Amphenol RG58 50 Ohm BNC cables on my patch panel, tuner and power meter. Picture of power meter has been replaced with the real deal.
http://home.comcast.net/~gregbell/Power_SWR%20Meter%20Test%20Fit%203.jpg Nice ear pro. Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along... |
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I use Amphenol RG58 50 Ohm BNC cables on my patch panel, tuner and power meter. Picture of power meter has been replaced with the real deal.
http://home.comcast.net/~gregbell/Power_SWR%20Meter%20Test%20Fit%203.jpg Quoted:
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I bought a Diamond SX-200 SWR Meter. My question is.... Can I use a CB radio antenna patch cable between the radio and the meter or is there a special cable to use? Thanks again.. if the "CB radio antenna patch cable" is 50ohm impedance, can handle the power you are using, and has the correct connectors, then yes. ar-jedi I use Amphenol RG58 50 Ohm BNC cables on my patch panel, tuner and power meter. Picture of power meter has been replaced with the real deal.
http://home.comcast.net/~gregbell/Power_SWR%20Meter%20Test%20Fit%203.jpg Are you using BNC->PL-259 adapters everywhere? Those can be lossy and noisy in my experience. |
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Are you using BNC->PL-259 adapters everywhere? Those can be lossy and noisy in my experience. Only use them everywhere in the shack. Patch panel has (16) itself, each transceiver X 1, tuner and SWR/power meter each X 2, antenna analyzer x 1. Never had a problem getting power out to the antennas or noise issues. |
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if the "CB radio antenna patch cable" is 50ohm impedance, can handle the power you are using, and has the correct connectors, then yes. ar-jedi Quoted:
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I bought a Diamond SX-200 SWR Meter. My question is.... Can I use a CB radio antenna patch cable between the radio and the meter or is there a special cable to use? Thanks again.. if the "CB radio antenna patch cable" is 50ohm impedance, can handle the power you are using, and has the correct connectors, then yes. ar-jedi What would be the harm in using a 75 ohm cable? |
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i also would like to turn a few pictures into the real deal. how do you make that work? what is the secret? (*) ar-jedi http://img003.lazygirls.info/people/kaley_cuoco/kaley_cuoco_big_bang_theory_s06e20__ywJYg5Rr.sized.png note: (*) i certainly do not want an ICBM in my living room and hooligans on dirtbikes in the den! Quoted:
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Picture of power meter has been replaced with the real deal. i also would like to turn a few pictures into the real deal. how do you make that work? what is the secret? (*) ar-jedi http://img003.lazygirls.info/people/kaley_cuoco/kaley_cuoco_big_bang_theory_s06e20__ywJYg5Rr.sized.png note: (*) i certainly do not want an ICBM in my living room and hooligans on dirtbikes in the den! You throw money at t it. 
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What would be the harm in using a 75 ohm cable? a pair of impedance mismatches at the ends of the cable. so not really harm per se, but also not good practice as some power will be reflected. the TX expects to output into 50ohms, instead it sees 75 ohms. the power meter expects a 50ohm input, instead it sees 75 ohms. 50ohm:75ohm resistive is a 1.5 SWR. ar-jedi |