>I distinctly said RG-17 size cable which inferred there are others
>included.
OK. Understood now. I thought you meant specifically RG-17.
>The RG-17 family includes 17, 17A, 18, 18A, 177, 218, 219, 295. I am also
>sure there are numerous other LC connector variants to fit even more
>cables.
Thank you for the education. It IS hard to keep up on all the different
sizes and families!
>>Someone a couple of days ago asked me privately about impedance for
>>the C
>>connectors. I told him that they were 50 Ohms. However, 75 Ohm and
>>93
>>Ohm versions are also available.
>
>
>That is a problem for uninformed flea market scroungers. BNC, N, C and
>probably others are available in multiple impedences.
I'd agree. Not good to get the wrong connector!
>The 75 Ohm male N has a smaller diameter center pin for example. While it
>possible to trim and fit a 50 Ohm RG-213 center conductor, the mating to
>a 50 Ohm female will be tenuous at best and usually lead to
>intermittents, etc.
In lab class in college we were given STRICT orders to never, ever plug a
50 Ohm male into a 75 Ohm female. I've seen the results when someone did
it once and it wasn't pretty. It's very easy to make this mistake. And
I agree triming the 50 Ohm center would be a shaky thing to do.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
jono@enteract.com
www.qsl.net/ke9na
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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