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Cable Loss
Times Microwave has a terrific calculator for the most common rf coaxial cables; see the
As a quick reference, here are loss numbers for some popular cables
| Loss DB/ft | Loss DB/ft | Loss DB/ft | Loss DB/ft | |
| 1GHZ | 3GHZ | 6GHZ | 18GHZ | |
| RG174 | 0.274 db | x | x | x |
| RG214 | 0.08 db | x | x | x |
| RG223 | 0.134 db | x | x | x |
| RG316 | 0.261 db | x | x | x |
| LMR195 | 0.118 db | 0.232 db | 0.337 db | x |
| LMR200 | 0.116 db | 0.205 db | 0.297 db | x |
| LMR240 | 0.088 db | 0.158 db | 0.23 db | x |
| LMR400 | 0.046 db | 0.083 db | 0.123 db | x |
| LMR600 | 0.026 db | 055 db | 0.083 db | x |
| Tflex405 (086) | 0.212 db | 0.382 db | 0.562 db | 1.06 db |
| Tflex402 (141) | 0.117 db | 0.218 db | 0.329 db | 0.661 db |