Sure, particularly on 30MHz and below.  Above 30MHz, the loss is about 4-8 DB 
per 100 feet, so for a 2-meter run of that length, you don't want to skimp on 
the quality of coax.  You might even consider hard-line for that if you can find 
some that is not too pricey.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:32 AM
Subject: length of coax


I finally got a tower.  40 ft.  I now have a problem though.  I can only
put the tower in one place.  I will need to run abount 200 of coax to
get from the top of the tower to the radio.  I realize that the shorter
the run the better the reception and probably the transmition.  How much
of a loss will I experience?  I guess what I am trying to ask is can I
live with the loss?