Which antenna cable for VHF-UHF and SOTA?

Easy. But you can’t have all three at the same time !

For VHF/UHF you probably want LMR-200 type cables as a minimum. That is the same size as RG-58 but less lossy per unit length. You will need to adapt RG58 plugs to fit it or buy LMR-200 plugs.

If you want to do UHF I’d suggest looking at LMR-400. But the weight will be noticeable.

The weight of good cables is the problem. I have a 3m length of RF400-UF for use on 13cms and boy do you notice it when you have that in the bag compared to a more lossy RG400 cable.

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