"decaturtxcowboy" <nope_none_@nowayspam.com> wrote in message
news:pM%nh.2899$ji1.1491@newssvr12.news.prodigy.ne t...
> Dana wrote:
> > LMR and Cellular both have to deal with noise floor issues, and all
> > contributions of noise, including cables and coax.
>
> Noise floor issues yes. Coax generated noise, no.

The actual answer is yes, if you want a reliable link

> I don't know what he was
> smoking when he wrote that article.

It is obvious what you know and do not know.
Seems you have not been involved in long distance radio links in the VHF,
UHF, or Microwave bands.
Then you would appreciate what the article was about.


>
> >> Ergo, it still stands - coax does not normally generate any noise by
> >> itself

Like most everything, it sure does generate noise.
But I do not think you understand what noise is being generated and how it
affects receiver sensitivity.