[TowerTalk] Connector insertion loss

[Jan & Del Seay]

Well - it can be done, if done right. In fact, anyone who has a run
of more than 100' probably has a factory slice in the coax.
But - it's not recommended.  de KL7HF



At 03:37 PM 8/30/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I have had an ongoing discussion with a fellow ham. As we have been 
>unable to resolve the question to our mutual satisfaction I have decided 
>to submit it to the group. If it is a topic that has been covered 
>before, I apologize. I did try the contesting.com search engine and came 
>up empty. The question is, does splicing together 2 pieces of coaxial 
>cable result in any significant increase in the loss characteristics of 
>the cable? For the purpose of discussion (and to make it real, to me) I 
>am talking about 30 mhz and below, RG-213 or 9913 type coax and properly 
>soldered PL-259 connectors and a good quality double female connector, 
>all nicely tightened and properly weatherproofed. Any thoughts on the 
>db/splice loss would be appreciated. 73, Steve, NN4T.
>
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