[TowerTalk] Coax

[Jim Brown]

On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:02:35 -0400, Gary Schafer wrote:

>I discovered that the PL to N adaptor was an off brand one. I replaced it
>with an amphenol and the return loss was much better at 2 meters.

Yes. I fell into the same trap, buying a lot of that cheap junk at hamfests. 
On at least six different occasions one after another of them drove me nuts 
-- everything from intermittents to overheating to falling apart to excessive 
loss. I packed them all in a bag and sold them for a buck apiece at a flea 
market. 

73,

Jim K9YC