18' of coax??

The shorter the better. With a little slack.

 

That little bug just stole your show.
I couldn't read your post with that distraction.
Verry funny.
Thank you.

 

From the guy who has no clue.
Your coax is not part of the antenna setup.
With a perfectly tuned-up antenna,
changing the length of the coax
will only change the power loss.
The shorter the coax, the less loss incurred.
The shorter, the better. With a little slack.
Edit: I'm referring to the single antenna setup with a 50 Ohms coax.
And a good ground strap at the stud mount.
Cheers.

 

Way to go.
I totally approved your message.
Thank you.

 

Bingo.
Mo coax=Mo money.

 

I do night time driving.
Listening to my Radio shows.

 

I agree. From what I understand is that if changing the length of coax, changes the SWR readings, then you have an RF ground problem.

 

Oops, guess I should have said sleep at night or day. Ha.

 

Bingo.

 

Not!