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Re: [TowerTalk] Crimped PL-259's

To: <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crimped PL-259's
From: "Mark Robinson" <markrob@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:35:08 -0400
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Belling-Lee is a coax connector that is fitted to the antenna input of 
English tv sets


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_aerial_plug



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
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Sent: Thursday, 14 October, 2010 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crimped PL-259's


>  On 10/14/2010 8:54 AM, Ryan Jairam wrote:
>> Well, I'm not going to get into this religious argument again.
>
> The laws of physics are not a religion.
>> I don't doubt that it's still being used outside of ham and CB. There
>> are still people who use cassette tapes and LP records, and they are
>> still being made.
>
> Not a logical comparison.
>> And there are still tons of people using Belling-Lee plugs on PAL TV
>> sets, even for DVB-T. It doesn't change the fact that is completely
>> mismatched for a 75 ohm system.
>
> I have no idea what a Belling-Lee plug is, but for receiving antennas
> for VHF/UHF TV , the impedance of a connector simply does not matter!
> It CAN matter above 1 GHz. This results from simple knowledge of the
> laws of physics, not a "religion."
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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