Feedline — The cable from radio to antenna.
Usually coax. Long runs and cheap cable both lose signal, and losses on receive hurt as much as on transmit.
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Related words
- VOX — Voice Operated eXchange.
- Transceiver — A transmitter and receiver in one box.
- Rubber duck — The stock antenna on a handheld.
- PTT — Push To Talk.
- HT — Handy Talkie. A handheld radio.
- Antenna — The thing that actually radiates your signal.
- Vertical — An antenna that stands straight up.
- Tuner — Matches your antenna to your radio.