[TowerTalk] Connectors

[jcjacobsen at q.com]

Tom asked: W8JWN 

::::I wonder if anyone has run a test on spliced coax and loss? I used 
spliced coax, back in the 60s and 70s, without noticing any perceivable 
loss.::: 

I seem to remember seeing, in a magazine (CQ, 73, QST, or ??) quite a while back, a picture of someone who would splice coax by trimming the outer cover back, pulling the shield off the inner and strip the inner. He would then lay the two ends, side by side, facing the same direction. Twist the inner together, then the shields. Solder them, and then tape the shields back down onto the cable away from the end, and then continue taping up to the end to cover the inner conductor. He was using it on phased verticals on either 80 or 160. Didn't worry about impedance bumps or mismatch. Claims it worked very well. I sometimes think "we" get to hung up on a perfect match, no impedance bumps, trying to get the very last ounce (db) of power out instead of just operating and enjoying the hobby. Just my $.02. 


73 es GDDX 
K9WN Jake