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On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:43:08 +0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
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Not many folks making hard coax runs anymore.

this stuff was pretty darn old.

are there power levels where they stil use wavegides and the like?

In countries still using analog TV, the UHF final amplifier is often
implemented with klystron in the 100 kW range. The waveguide is quite
large, due to the low frequency.

DVB-T digital TV transmitters typically operate with only 1-10 kW,
consisting of multiple redundant solid state modules, so there is not
much need for waveguides any more.


How do you get that to the antenna without waveguide? Coax losses are
much higher than waveguide, and is less likely to have problems since
there is no dielectric to break down.

Hardline! In essence it's a solid shield with a center conductor. That's
enogh for RF into the 900MHz and 1.2GHz range.