[TowerTalk] Connector Loss Question

[Joe Reisert, W1JR]

Hi Manius,

The insertion loss of a good N connector is equal to the square root 
of F (in GHz) times a constant (K).

The constant for a single N connector is 0.5. Therefore, at 23 CM 
(1.3 GHz) the loss is approximately .057 dB so you can add up the 
losses based on your situation.

73,

Joe, W1JR


At 01:36 AM 8/24/2008, Marinus Willemstijn wrote:
>Sorry if this question do not belong her but I want to know how do you
>determine connector losses on 23cm? I have the losses for Andrew LD 4-50A
>but what about the connectors? And if I have to use a barrel connector to
>connect a 3 M length of LMR400 with 2 more N Type connectors, what are the
>losses for that connection? I have read that a set of connectors have an
>average loss of about 0.15db? Is that correct?
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>Thank you in advance.
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>Marinus Willemstijn
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>ZS6MAW
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