[Towertalk] Really dumb question on coax

[Pete Smith]

At 08:44 PM 5/28/02 -0400, Bill Hider \(N3RR\) wrote:
>Look at it as less than 1 dB difference.  That's 1/6 of an S-unit, which is
>insignificant.
>The 270 ft of Belden is "better" since you avoid additional connectors and
>their additional loss and failure modes (though also very small).

I couldn't disagree more.  Three quarters of a dB is not to be treated so 
lightly, not in a station where all the easy/cheap dB have already been 
gained.   I'm sure Bruce can handle the waterproofing of the connectors, as 
he says.  With that, the risk of failure is acceptably low, compared with 
gaining .7 dB at essentially no cost.


73, Pete N4ZR

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