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Also my apologies, I discovered the cable types & losses thread and found this page, in which I believe I can figure out the loss inquiry from here : https://w4rp.com/ref/coax.html

Another follow up question, once this is setup and I'd like to test wattage and SWR, would I do these tests on the transceiver side only, or should I test both ends? (I.e. Antenna <=> Cable for one and Cable <=> Transceiver for the other). Thank you!

This will probably be the route I take based on other suggestions I've read. On this note for say, just running coax from the Anytone AT-779UV right to the antenna, is there going to be a hard limit to the length of that--or vice versa if that antenna ends up being in an enclosed porch, do I need to worry about the elements as much? It gets pretty cold in the winter here and temps can easily hit -20/-30F. Thanks for the advice!

Unfortunately I don't have access to the crawl space up there. It's a rented house but also just looking into how the walls/structure are setup as it was built in like 1910, it's probably not going to be feasible to run a line up there. However, I'm definitely keeping this in mind once I try to buy a house next year if the roof method isn't feasible :)

Unfortunately it's a rented house and with the minimal space + overhead power lines that basically will keep me from being able to get a roof installation done in the easiest places to mount an antenna up there. I'll give the window method a whirl or try to see if I can run some cable out to our enclosed porch if I'm able to find a way. For coax, would 30-50ft be pushing the limit of usability with a transceiver and antenna along the lines you had mention, or rather would it be something where I'd need to amplify the signal at that point going outbound? Thanks again for your tips!

Anyone dealt with the AnyTone AT-779UV before? Looking to setup a base station for home and periodic mobile use, in which this seems like it might fit the bill. Looking to pair it with a Nagoya UT-72G antenna for the mobile portion, along with a BTECH RPS-30M if necessary (honestly not sure if it is or not--at least for home use probably?). I wanted to see what folks would suggest for an antenna on the home setup side however. Unfortunately living smack dab in the Minneapolis southern metro with minimal yard space (and plenty of overhead power lines), I'm wondering what I could feasibly get away with using inside of my house next to a window? Alternatively I could potentially run 30-40ft of coax out to an outdoor antenna in the back yard, but the problem being is the power line to the house and minimal yard space basically limits me even being able to do that while maintaining 10ft from the line feasibly. My end goal would be to be able to consistently be able to TX nearby repeaters in my area, which I can already (mostly) reach inside on my BTECH GMRSV2 (with NA-771G), specifically our North Minneapolis 725, WRCZ-321 600 Falcon heights, & Metro 2. Thoughts on all of this are greatly appreciated, thanks!