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I want to locate my receiver indoors but the antenna lead won reach – can I use a longer piece of coax?

April 26, 2017antenna coax Indoors lead locate longer piece REACH receiver

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I want to locate my receiver indoors but the antenna lead won reach – can I use a longer piece of coax?

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Yes, you can. A cable run of up to 200 feet should be acceptable. Use 75 ohm coax such as RG-59 or RG-6 (or RG-6 quad shield). RG-6 is slightly lower loss. If you are going to use a longer feedline we recommend that you completely replace the one wavelength piece supplied with the kit – rather than splicing another length of cable onto the end. Be sure to use type F connectors that match the coax you select.