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G9A05

ANTENNAS AND FEED LINES · - Feed lines: characteristic impedance and attenuation; standing wave ratio (SWR) calculation, measurement, and effects; antenna feed point matching

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How does the attenuation of coaxial cable change with increasing frequency?

  1. AAttenuation is independent of frequency
  2. BAttenuation increases
  3. CAttenuation decreases
  4. DAttenuation follows Marconi's Law of Attenuation
Why Coax loss comes mainly from conductor resistance and dielectric losses, and both get worse as frequency rises. Skin effect confines current to an ever thinner outer layer of the conductor as frequency increases, raising effective resistance, while dielectric heating also grows with frequency. That is why a cable rated at maybe 0.5 dB per 100 feet on 80 meters may lose several dB per 100 feet at UHF, and why better cable or shorter runs matter most on the high bands.
Watch out Saying attenuation is independent of frequency ignores skin effect; that is why manufacturer loss tables always list loss at several specific frequencies rather than one number. There is no 'Marconi's Law of Attenuation.'
Higher frequency, higher loss. Check any coax loss chart: the numbers only climb as you go up in frequency.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of G9A

  1. G9A01 Which of the following factors determine the characteristic impedance of a parallel conductor feed line?
  2. G9A02 What is the relationship between high standing wave ratio (SWR) and transmission line loss?
  3. G9A03 What is the nominal characteristic impedance of "window line" transmission line?
  4. G9A04 What causes reflected power at an antenna's feed point?
  5. G9A05 How does the attenuation of coaxial cable change with increasing frequency?
  6. G9A06 In what units is RF feed line loss usually expressed?
  7. G9A07 What must be done to prevent standing waves on a feed line connected to an antenna?
  8. G9A08 If the SWR on an antenna feed line is 5:1, and a matching network at the transmitter end of the feed line is …
  9. G9A09 What standing wave ratio results from connecting a 50-ohm feed line to a 200-ohm resistive load?
  10. G9A10 What standing wave ratio results from connecting a 50-ohm feed line to a 10-ohm resistive load?
  11. G9A11 What is the effect of transmission line loss on SWR measured at the input to the line?
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